1946 - 1954

The obituary of Adib al-Shishakli, who was slain at his farm in Brazil in 1964 by a Druze, taking revenge for the atrocity Shish
The delivery order issued by the Syrian Arab Airlines in 1964 to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to receive the corpse of Adib a
General Adib al-Shishakli as a bearded officer in the first Arab-Israeli War of 1948.
President Adib al-Shishakli delivering a speech at the headquarters of his Arab Liberation Movement (ALM) in 1953.
President Adib al-Shishakli raising the Syrian Flag during the celebrations of Independence Day on April 17, 1953.
Women members of the Arab Liberation Movement (ALM) of Adib al-Shishakli saluting the Syrian President in 1953.
President Adib al-Shishakli with President Kamil Shamun of Lebanon, pictured in Beirut in 1953.
President Adib al-Shishakli with Amin al-Husayni, the ex-Mufti of Jerusalem.
President Adib al-Shishakli with one of his children in the early 1950s.
President Adib al-Shishakli giving a speech in Damascus in January 1954.
Girls scouts parading in front of the Presidential Palace in Damascus (Abu Rummaneh Street) in 1954.
The journalist Hani al-Khayyer before the grave of President Adib al-Shishakli in Hama.
Fawzi al-Qawiqji, a commander in the Syrian Revolt of 1925-1927.
President Fawzi Selu listening to a speech by General Adib al-Shishakli.
The Hollywood star Humphrey Bogart (1899-1957), who made it to international fame in the classic "Casablanca" filming his movie
Ex-President Adib al-Shishakli in exile after his ousting from power in 1954. He is pictured here with his daughter.
Syria’s ex-President Adib al-Shishakli at his exile in Switzerland in the late 1950s.
Dr Zaki al-Jabi, the Syrian Ambassador to Argentina, congratulating the glamorous Eva Peron, the wife of President Juan Peron
An pamphlet from September 5, 1948 advertising a show in the summer resort of Bludan, near Damascus, by the actor Anwar al-Baba.
Dr Sabah Qabbani, Syria’s future Ambassador to the USA, as a young presenter on Syrian Radio in the early 1950s.
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