Syria, 1952 — military coup conspiracy
Event Summary
The dataset records an event coded as a military coup conspiracy in Syria on 29 December 1952, during the consolidation of Colonel Adib Shishakli's military dictatorship. After seizing full power in his November 1951 coup, Shishakli abolished all political parties in April 1952, launched his Arab Liberation Movement as the sole official party in August 1952, ruled largely by decree, and tightened control over the civil service, judiciary, and military. He faced persistent opposition from the banned National, People's, Communist, and Baath parties and the Muslim Brotherhood, as well as from disaffected army officers, many of whom he arrested.
The coded December 1952 conspiracy fits this pattern of officer and opposition plotting against Shishakli's one-man rule during his 1952 consolidation. Such plotting culminated in the military revolt that overthrew Shishakli in February 1954.
Researched Details
Researched
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Sources
Editorial Note
Cross-Reference
Only one dataset carries it. One of the three reference datasets we check against carries this event; the others do not list it. That is not a contradiction — the datasets cover different periods and use different thresholds — but it means the record has had less outside corroboration.
Identifiers for finding this same event in the other datasets:
- Cline Center id
65212291952
How the match is made is described in crossref-report.md.
Outcome and Target
Coup Atlas research identifies the target as: Shishakli suppressed opposition plotting during his 1952 consolidation but was overthrown in February 1954.
Baseline coding: Plot discovered and disrupted before execution. Recorded leader fate: remained in office; not physically harmed. The baseline file does not name individual targets; researched names are kept in a separate layer.
Baseline Dataset Citation
Baseline Source-Document Entries
CSP
Irish Times
New York Herald Tribune
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