# Bashar al-Assad - President of Syria

URL: https://allhistories.com/syria/rulers/bashar-al-assad
Reign: 17 July 2000 – 8 December 2024
Number in the list: 347
Born-Died: 1965 - 
Dynasty: Ba'athist Syria (1963-2024)
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bashar_al-Assad

Overthrown in the fall of Damascus on 8 December 2024. Born 1965.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Abdul Halim Khaddam (acting)](https://allhistories.com/syria/rulers/abdul-halim-khaddam-acting)
- Next in list: [Ahmed al-Sharaa](https://allhistories.com/syria/rulers/ahmed-al-sharaa)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 2000 - [Death of Hafez al-Assad](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2000-death-of-hafez-al-assad)
- 2000 - [Bashar al-Assad Becomes President](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2000-bashar-al-assad-becomes-president)
- 2000 - [Damascus Spring](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2000-damascus-spring)
- 2001 - [Pope John Paul II Visits Syria](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2001-pope-john-paul-ii-visits-syria)
- 2003 - [Syria Accountability Act](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2003-syria-accountability-act)
- 2004 - [Private Banks Open in Syria](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2004-private-banks-open-in-syria)
- 2004 - [Bashar al-Assad Visits Turkey](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2004-bashar-al-assad-visits-turkey)
- 2004 - [Qamishli Riots](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2004-qamishli-riots)
- 2004 - [UN Security Council Resolution 1559](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2004-un-security-council-resolution-1559)
- 2005 - [Assassination of Rafic Hariri](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2005-assassination-of-rafic-hariri)
- 2005 - [Cedar Revolution](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2005-cedar-revolution)
- 2005 - [Syrian Army Leaves Lebanon](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2005-syrian-army-leaves-lebanon)
- 2005 - [Damascus Declaration](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2005-damascus-declaration)
- 2005 - [Mehlis Report on the Hariri Assassination](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2005-mehlis-report-on-the-hariri-assassination)
- 2006 - [Krak des Chevaliers Inscribed by UNESCO](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2006-krak-des-chevaliers-inscribed-by-unesco)
- 2006 - [Syria–Iran Military Cooperation Agreement](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2006-syria-iran-military-cooperation-agreement)
- 2006 - [Syria and Iraq Restore Relations](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2006-syria-and-iraq-restore-relations)
- 2007 - [Presidential Referendum of 2007](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2007-presidential-referendum-of-2007)
- 2007 - [Israeli Strike on Al Kibar](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2007-israeli-strike-on-al-kibar)
- 2008 - [Assassination of Imad Mughniyeh in Damascus](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2008-assassination-of-imad-mughniyeh-in-damascus)
- 2008 - [Arab League Summit in Damascus](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2008-arab-league-summit-in-damascus)
- 2008 - [Turkish-Mediated Talks Between Israel and Syria](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2008-turkish-mediated-talks-between-israel-and-syria)
- 2008 - [Syria and Lebanon Agree to Establish Diplomatic Relations](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2008-syria-and-lebanon-agree-to-establish-diplomatic-relations)
- 2008 - [Damascus Car Bombing](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2008-damascus-car-bombing)
- 2008 - [American Raid at Abu Kamal](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2008-american-raid-at-abu-kamal)
- 2009 - [Iraq–Syria Ambassador Crisis](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2009-iraq-syria-ambassador-crisis)
- 2010 - [United States Names First Ambassador Since 2005](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2010-united-states-names-first-ambassador-since-2005)
- 2010 - [Medvedev Visits Damascus](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2010-medvedev-visits-damascus)
- 2011 - [Daraa Protests Ignite the Uprising](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2011-daraa-protests-ignite-the-uprising)
- 2011 - [Hama Protests and the Ramadan Assault](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2011-hama-protests-and-the-ramadan-assault)
- 2011 - [Formation of the Free Syrian Army](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2011-formation-of-the-free-syrian-army)
- 2011 - [Syrian National Council Founded in Istanbul](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2011-syrian-national-council-founded-in-istanbul)
- 2012 - [Nusra Front Announces Itself](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2012-nusra-front-announces-itself)
- 2012 - [Siege of Baba Amr in Homs](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2012-siege-of-baba-amr-in-homs)
- 2012 - [Constitutional Referendum Ends Baath Monopoly](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2012-constitutional-referendum-ends-baath-monopoly)
- 2012 - [Houla Massacre](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2012-houla-massacre)
- 2012 - [Damascus Bombing Kills Senior Security Chiefs](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2012-damascus-bombing-kills-senior-security-chiefs)
- 2012 - [Battle of Aleppo Begins](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2012-battle-of-aleppo-begins)
- 2012 - [Syrian National Coalition Formed in Doha](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2012-syrian-national-coalition-formed-in-doha)
- 2013 - [Rebels Capture Raqqa](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2013-rebels-capture-raqqa)
- 2013 - [Minaret of the Great Mosque of Aleppo Destroyed](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2013-minaret-of-the-great-mosque-of-aleppo-destroyed)
- 2013 - [Battle of al-Qusayr](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2013-battle-of-al-qusayr)
- 2013 - [Siege of Yarmouk Camp](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2013-siege-of-yarmouk-camp)
- 2013 - [Ghouta Chemical Attack](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2013-ghouta-chemical-attack)
- 2013 - [US–Russian Deal on Syrian Chemical Weapons](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2013-us-russian-deal-on-syrian-chemical-weapons)
- 2014 - [Geneva II Peace Conference](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2014-geneva-ii-peace-conference)
- 2014 - [Multi-Candidate Presidential Election](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2014-multi-candidate-presidential-election)
- 2014 - [Islamic State Proclaims a Caliphate](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2014-islamic-state-proclaims-a-caliphate)
- 2014 - [ISIL Besieges Deir ez-Zor](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2014-isil-besieges-deir-ez-zor)
- 2014 - [Siege of Kobani](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2014-siege-of-kobani)
- 2014 - [US-Led Air Campaign Reaches Syria](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2014-us-led-air-campaign-reaches-syria)
- 2014 - [Syria Civil Defence (White Helmets) Established](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2014-syria-civil-defence-white-helmets-established)
- 2015 - [Syrian Refugees Reach Europe](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2015-syrian-refugees-reach-europe)
- 2015 - [Rebels Capture Idlib City](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2015-rebels-capture-idlib-city)
- 2015 - [Islamic State Captures Palmyra](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2015-islamic-state-captures-palmyra)
- 2015 - [Russia Intervenes in the Syrian War](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2015-russia-intervenes-in-the-syrian-war)
- 2015 - [Syrian Democratic Forces Founded](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2015-syrian-democratic-forces-founded)
- 2015 - [Turkey Shoots Down a Russian Su-24](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2015-turkey-shoots-down-a-russian-su-24)
- 2015 - [UN Security Council Resolution 2254](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2015-un-security-council-resolution-2254)
- 2016 - [Palmyra Retaken from ISIL](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2016-palmyra-retaken-from-isil)
- 2016 - [Rojava Declares a Federal System](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2016-rojava-declares-a-federal-system)
- 2016 - [Operation Euphrates Shield](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2016-operation-euphrates-shield)
- 2016 - [Fall of Rebel East Aleppo](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2016-fall-of-rebel-east-aleppo)
- 2017 - [Hayat Tahrir al-Sham Formed](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2017-hayat-tahrir-al-sham-formed)
- 2017 - [Khan Shaykhun Chemical Attack](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2017-khan-shaykhun-chemical-attack)
- 2017 - [Raqqa Falls to the SDF](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2017-raqqa-falls-to-the-sdf)
- 2018 - [Operation Olive Branch in Afrin](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2018-operation-olive-branch-in-afrin)
- 2018 - [Eastern Ghouta Offensive](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2018-eastern-ghouta-offensive)
- 2018 - [Douma Chemical Attack and Western Air Strikes](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2018-douma-chemical-attack-and-western-air-strikes)
- 2019 - [Fall of Baghuz and End of ISIL's Territory](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2019-fall-of-baghuz-and-end-of-isil-s-territory)
- 2019 - [Turkish Offensive into North-East Syria](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2019-turkish-offensive-into-north-east-syria)
- 2019 - [Raid in Barisha Kills the ISIL Leader](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2019-raid-in-barisha-kills-the-isil-leader)
- 2019 - [Syrian Constitutional Committee Meets in Geneva](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2019-syrian-constitutional-committee-meets-in-geneva)
- 2019 - [Caesar Act Sanctions on Syria](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2019-caesar-act-sanctions-on-syria)
- 2020 - [Captagon and the Syrian Drug Economy](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2020-captagon-and-the-syrian-drug-economy)
- 2020 - [Operation Spring Shield and the Idlib Ceasefire](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2020-operation-spring-shield-and-the-idlib-ceasefire)
- 2020 - [Syrian Pound Collapse and Mass Poverty](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2020-syrian-pound-collapse-and-mass-poverty)
- 2021 - [Presidential Election of 2021](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2021-presidential-election-of-2021)
- 2022 - [UN Documents Civilian Death Toll](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2022-un-documents-civilian-death-toll)
- 2023 - [Kahramanmaras Earthquakes Hit Syria and Turkey](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2023-kahramanmaras-earthquakes-hit-syria-and-turkey)
- 2023 - [Syria Returns to the Arab League](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2023-syria-returns-to-the-arab-league)
- 2023 - [Suwayda Protests Over Economic Collapse](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2023-suwayda-protests-over-economic-collapse)
- 2024 - [HTS-Led Offensive Captures Aleppo](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2024-hts-led-offensive-captures-aleppo)
- 2024 - [Syrian National Army Offensive Against the SDF](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2024-syrian-national-army-offensive-against-the-sdf)
- 2024 - [Hama and Homs Fall to the Opposition](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2024-hama-and-homs-fall-to-the-opposition)
- 2024 - [Fall of the Assad Government](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2024-fall-of-the-assad-government)
- 2024 - [Release of Prisoners from Sednaya](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2024-release-of-prisoners-from-sednaya)
- 2024 - [Israel Enters the Buffer Zone and Strikes Syrian Forces](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2024-israel-enters-the-buffer-zone-and-strikes-syrian-forces)
- 2024 - [Caretaker Government Formed](https://allhistories.com/syria/timeline/2024-caretaker-government-formed)