Fifth Salah al-Din al-Bitar Government explained

Cabinet Name:Fifth Salah al-Din al-Bitar Government
Jurisdiction:the Syrian Arab Republic
Date Formed:1 January 1966
Date Dissolved:23 February 1966
Government Head:Salah al-Din al-Bitar
Deputy Government Head:Adnan Shuman
Rais al-Farhan al-Fayyad
State Head:Amin al-Hafiz
Political Party:Ba'ath Party
Previous:First Yusuf Zuayyin Government
Successor:Second Yusuf Zuayyin Governmentt

The Fifth Salah al-Din al-Bitar Government ruled Syria from January to February 1966. The Cabinet of Syria led by then-Prime Minister Salah al-Din al-Bitar. This government was the 73rd since Syria gained independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1918.[1]

It was formed on January 1, 1966, and abruptly dissolved on February 23, 1966. This government was overthrown between 21 and 23 February 1966 in a coup d'état. The ruling National Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party were removed from power by a union of a regionalists led by Salah Jadid.[2]

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  1. http://www.pministry.gov.sy/contents/12420/%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%B5%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AD-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%B1---%D9%85%D9%86--1-%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AB%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A-1966---23-%D8%B4%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B7-1966- List of Syrian governments pministry.gov.sy
  2. News: 1993-08-24 . Salah Jadid, 63, Leader of Syria Deposed and Imprisoned by Assad (Published 1993) . en-US . The New York Times . Associated Press . 2021-02-23 . 0362-4331.