Nawaf Ghazaleh
Nawaf Ghazaleh | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1927 Al-Suwayda Governorate, Syria |
| Died | 21 November 2005 (aged 78) Brazil |
| Resting place | As-Suwayda |
| Criminal charge(s) | Murder of Adib Shishakli |
| Criminal penalty | 5 years imprisonment |
Nawaf Ghazaleh (Arabic: نواف غزالة; 1927 – November 21, 2005)[1] was a Syrian Druze who assassinated the overthrown Syrian president Adib Shishakli.
Assassination of Shishakli[]
The 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[]
During 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 and we are all . 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[]
- ^ "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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