TOP Previous Next Looking back, how can we give Shukri al-Quwatli his proper place in history Former Syrian President Shukri al-Quwatli suffered a stroke when hearing of the Arab defeat in the War of 1967 and died in hospital on June 30, 1967. On the 40th anniversary of his passing we are re-visiting "the father of Syrian independence."
Ghayth Armanazi Syrian Media Centre Although the title ?Father of Syria?s Independence? can be attributed to Shukri Al Quwatli, it has to be bestowed with some degree of qualification. He was, in effect, foremost representative of a political coalition that succeeded in co-opting the struggle for independence ;it included other leading historical figures such as Hashem al Atassi, Saadallah al ...... Wael Sawah Journalist Syria owes her independence to three individuals: Hashem al Atassi, Shukri al Quwatli and Khaled al Azm. The first was Syria?s conscience, its obstinate fighter for freedom, and the core of its struggle for independence. He chaired the Syrian conference that declared independence in 1920 after evacuation of the Turks, became prime minister during the ...... Sami Moubayed SyrianHistory.com My original thesis at the University of Exeter was about Syrian-Jewish negotiations during the years 1914-1948. I abandoned that project early on when realizing that most archives could only be found at research centers in Israel. Being Syrian, I had no access to them. I spent six months thinking of a challenging and rewarding topic for my doctoral dissertat...... Jamal Mansour Writer June 30, 1967. Shukri Quwwatli, draws the last breath of an eventful, exciting,  dramatic, and very public life. He was, at 75, a disillusioned and broken-hearted old man. Yet this June of 1967, the heartbreak was more poignant, and more personal: the humiliating defeat of the Arabs during the Six Day War, was only exacerbated by the fact that he was li...... Joshua Landis Syria Comment One of the great debates about Shukri al-Quwatli?s role in Syrian history is over the reasons he consented to united Syria with Egypt in 1958. As president, he was perhaps the one civilian, who might have blocked the merger, negotiated by Syria?s military Baath Party leaders. I have always wondered what went through his mind when he signed the UAR agreement ......		AMMAR ABDULHAMID AYMAN ABDEL NOUR GHAYTH ARMANAZI IBRAHIM HAMIDI IMAD MOUSTAPHA JOSHUA LANDIS MURHAF JOUEJATI PATRICK SEALE RIME ALLAF SAMI MOUBAYED