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Hafez al-Assad, a Rare card
Hafez al-Assad was a Syrian politician and military officer who served as the president of Syria from 1971 until his death in 2000.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 91
- DEF
- 100
- Power
- 191
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 480,000
Ranked #141 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
Hafez al-Assad quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Hafez al-Assad card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The party ruled for over six decades until it was overthrown in 2024, under the ______ of his son Bashar al-Assad.
Answer
leadership. The party ruled for over six decades until it was overthrown in 2024, under the leadership of his son Bashar al-Assad. From the Hafez al-Assad article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Assad was a key participant in the ____ Syrian coup d'état, which brought the Syrian regional branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party to power.
Answer
1960s. Assad was a key participant in the 1963 Syrian coup d'état, which brought the Syrian regional branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party to power. From the Hafez al-Assad article on Wikipedia.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He was previously the prime minister from 1970 to 1971 as well as the regional secretary of the regional command of the Syrian regional branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party and secretary general of the National Command of the Ba'ath Party from 1970 until his death.
- Assad was a key participant in the 1963 Syrian coup d'état, which brought the Syrian regional branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party to power.
- The party ruled for over six decades until it was overthrown in 2024, under the leadership of his son Bashar al-Assad.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Hafez al-Assad article was read about 480,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 91 and blocks with 100: each hit it takes is cut by 40 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Hafez al-Assad (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Government of Syria, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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