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but he also bequeathed to him an autocratic system based on an all-powerful centralising presidency

Ref It is probably fair to view Bashar al-Assad’s term of office and that of his father as a single continuous whole. Not only did Hafez al-Assad decide that Bashar should succeed him Release House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025) 1 pages

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but he also bequeathed to him an autocratic system based on an all-powerful centralising presidency

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