Henry Clay's Public House shared Greg Austin Band's photo. September 18 at 12:34pm Â·. Greg Austin Band. September 18 at 4:23am Â·.
Reminderâ¦Assad was democratically re-elected by a landslide in the midst of a war that began as an attempt to overthrow his regime & yet the opposition & their international backers denounced the election as a farce. Ironic how democracy is only considered legitimate if it benefits the aggressorsâ¦ (self.conspiracy)
In 2000 he succeeded Hafez al-Assad, his father, who had led Syria for 30 years until his death. He was confirmed by the Syrian electorate twice in 2000 and 2007 in referenda that did not include any opposing candidate.n 1994, after his elder brother Bassel was killed in a car crash, Bashar was recalled to Syria to take over Bassel's role as heir apparent. He entered the military academy, taking charge of the Syrian occupation of Lebanon in 1998. In December 2000, Assad married Asma Assad, born Akhras.