Nawaf Ghazaleh (Arabic: نواف غزالة; 1927 – November 21, 2005)[1] was a Syrian Druze who assassinated the overthrown Syrian president Adib Shishakli.
Nawaf Ghazaleh | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1927 Al-Suwayda Governorate, Syria |
| Died | 21 November 2005 (aged 77) Brazil |
| Resting place | As-Suwayda |
| Criminal charges | Murder of Adib Shishakli |
| Criminal penalty | 5 years imprisonment |
Assassination of Shishakli
editThe assassination took place on September 27, 1964, in Brazil, where Shishkhali was in exile.[2] Ghazaleh approached Shishkhali while he was crossing a bridge between the cities Ceres and Rialma, and exchanged a few words with him before shooting him five times with a pistol.[3] It was revenge for Shishakli's military campaign in Jabal al-Druze.[4] The Ghazaleh clan had taken some of the largest casualties during the assault.[3]
Legacy
editDuring a speech in 2006, Lebanese Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblatt called for the killing of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad by referring to Nawaf Ghazaleh: "A (Nawaf) must emerge one day - and if the international court proves futile, we are (Nawafs) and we are all Salma Seyour and we are all Jamal Saab. No matter how long it takes, one of us will emerge and take revenge for all the martyrs, starting from Kamal Jumblatt to Pierre Gemayel, who I hope is the last."[5][6]
References
edit- ^ "Nawaf Ghazaleh (1927-2005) - Find a Grave".
- ^ Moubayed, Sami M. (2006). Steel & Silk: Men & Women Who Shaped Syria 1900-2000. Cune Press. p. 340. ISBN 9781885942401.
- ^ a b "Syria: Vengeance for the Druzes". Time Magazine. October 9, 1964. Archived from the original on March 16, 2007.
- ^ Landis, John (1998). "Shishakli and the Druzes: Integration and Intransigence". In Phillip, Thomas; Schäbler, Birgit (eds.). The Syrian Land: Processes of Integration and Fragmentation. Franz Steiner Verlag. pp. 369–396. ISBN 9783515073097.
- ^ "MP Jumblatt on suspicion calls for vengeance and murder of President Assad". Alahednews. December 25, 2006.
- ^ "Walid Jumblatt calls for killing Syrian President Bashar Assad". Bintjbeil.org. December 25, 2006.
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