The 1963 Syrian coup d'état, also referred to as the 8 March Revolution (Arabic: ثورة الثامن من آذار) or simply as the 1963 March Revolution, was the successful seizure of power in Syria by the Military Committee of the Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party. The planning and the unfolding conspiracy was inspired by the Iraqi Ba'athists successful military coup.
The coup was planned by the Military Committee, rather than the Ba'ath Party's civilian leadership, but Michel Aflaq, the leader of the party, consented to the conspiracy. The leading members of the Military Committee throughout the planning process and in the immediate aftermath of taking power were Muhammad Umran, Salah Jadid and Hafez al-Assad. The committee enlisted the support of two Nasserists, Rashid al-Qutayni and Muhammad al-Sufi, and the independent Ziad al-Hariri. The coup was originally planned for the 7 March, but was postponed one day after the government discovered where the conspirators were planning to assemble.
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