Hafez al-Assad's cult of personality

This article is part of a series about Hafez al-Assad
Personal Early life Family Death and state funeral mausoleum Assadism Cult of personality Prime Minister of Syria Government President of Syria Presidency International trips Corrective Movement Islamist uprising 1982 Hama massacre Yom Kippur War Saddamist conflict Occupation of Lebanon Attempted assassination Elections 1971 1978 1985 1991 1999
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Hafez al-Assad's cult of personality was developed to incredible proportions. Numerous portraits, frescoes, images on money and statues of the dictator Assad, who ruled Ba'athist Syria from 1970 to 2000, could be seen everywhere. The Assad regime had complete control over all mass media and all spheres of life in Syria, effectively spreading its cult of personality.