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* [[President of Syria|President]]: [[Bashar al-Assad]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Bashar al-Assad Fast Facts |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2012/12/06/world/meast/bashar-al-assad---fast-facts/index.html |website=CNN |access-date=22 April 2023 |language=en |date=6 December 2012}}</ref> |
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* [[Vice President of Syria|Vice President]]: [[Najah al-Attar]] |
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==Events== |
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''For events related to the Civil War, see [[ |
''For events related to the Civil War, see [[Timeline of the Syrian civil war (2021)]]'' |
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=== May === |
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* 26 May – Syria holds the [[2021 Syrian presidential election|2021 presidential election]], with incumbent President Bashar al-Assad announced as the winner of the race with 95% of total vote. The election, however, was deemed as a sham.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/17/syrias-president-assad-sworn-in-for-fourth-term-with-95-of-vote|website=The Guardian |title=Syria's President Assad sworn in for fourth term with 95% of vote |access-date=10 August 2021 }}</ref> |
* 26 May – Syria holds the [[2021 Syrian presidential election|2021 presidential election]], with incumbent President Bashar al-Assad announced as the winner of the race with 95% of total vote. The election, however, was deemed as a sham.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/17/syrias-president-assad-sworn-in-for-fourth-term-with-95-of-vote|website=The Guardian |title=Syria's President Assad sworn in for fourth term with 95% of vote |date=17 July 2021 |access-date=10 August 2021 }}</ref> |
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=== August === |
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* 10 August - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad appointed new cabinet.<ref>{{cite web|title=Syria's Assad names new Cabinet, few changes in ministries|url=https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-business-syria-lebanon-biden-cabinet-117a52ec60b31715b66890249b54e430|publisher=Associated Press|accessdate=10 August 2021}}</ref> |
* 10 August - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad appointed a [[Second Hussein Arnous government|new cabinet]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Syria's Assad names new Cabinet, few changes in ministries|date=10 August 2021 |url=https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-business-syria-lebanon-biden-cabinet-117a52ec60b31715b66890249b54e430|publisher=Associated Press|accessdate=10 August 2021}}</ref> |
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==Deaths== |
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Events in the year 2021 in Syria.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]For events related to the Civil War, see Timeline of the Syrian civil war (2021)
Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Syria
January
[edit]- 27 January: Over 67,600 internally displaced persons (IDPs) across 196 sites in Idlib and Aleppo have again been displaced due to heavy rains, which destroyed tents, food and belongings.[2]
April
[edit]- 22 April: 256,800 AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines arrived in Syria, under the UN backed COVAX initiative to vaccinate frontline health workers. Provided by the Serum Institute of India, the majority of the doses arrived in Damascus, while 53,000 doses were delivered to the northwest.[3]
May
[edit]- 26 May – Syria holds the 2021 presidential election, with incumbent President Bashar al-Assad announced as the winner of the race with 95% of total vote. The election, however, was deemed as a sham.[4]
August
[edit]- 10 August - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad appointed a new cabinet.[5]
Deaths
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- 4 February – Boulos Nassif Borkhoche, archbishop (born 1932).[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bashar al-Assad Fast Facts". CNN. 6 December 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ "Tens of thousands in northwest Syria lose shelter after floods inundate camps". UN News. 2021-01-27. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
- ^ "Syria receives first COVID-19 vaccines, for most vulnerable". UN News. 2021-04-22. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
- ^ "Syria's President Assad sworn in for fourth term with 95% of vote". The Guardian. 17 July 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Syria's Assad names new Cabinet, few changes in ministries". Associated Press. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Archbishop Boulos Nassif Borkhoche, S.M.S.P. †". catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
