March 1949 Syrian coup d'état

March 1949 Syrian coup d'état
Part of the Cold War
Date 29 March 1949 Location Syria Result Overthrow of Shukri al-Quwatli
Belligerents
Syrian government	Syrian Armed Forces coup plotters  United States CIA
Commanders and leaders
Shukri al-Quwatli President of Syria	Husni al-Za'im Army chief of staff Adib Shishakli Sami al-Hinnawi Miles Copeland Jr. Stephen Meade

Syrian Armed Forces coup plotters
 United States

The March 1949 Syrian coup d'état was a bloodless coup d'état that took place on 30 March, and was the first military coup in modern Syrian history which overthrew the country's democratically elected government. It was led by the Syrian Army chief of staff at the time, Husni al-Za'im, who became President of Syria on 11 April 1949. Among the officers that assisted al-Za'im's takeover were Adib al-Shishakli and Sami al-Hinnawi, both of whom would later also become military leaders of the country. The then president, Shukri al-Quwatli, was accused of purchasing inferior arms for the Syrian Army and of poor leadership. He was briefly imprisoned, but then released into exile in Egypt. Syria's legislature, then called the House of Representatives, was dissolved. al-Za'im also imprisoned many political leaders, such as Munir al-Ajlani, whom he accused of conspiring to overthrow the republic.

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