Syria: Polity Style: 1920-2024 |
| 7 Mar 1920 |
Syria is proclaimed an independent kingdom in accordance with a resolution passed by the Syrian General Congress (al-Muʾtamar al-Sūrī al-ʿĀmm|المؤتمر السوري العام) on 7 Mar 1920 (Syrian General Congress 1919-1920, pp. 100-103) |
| 7 Mar 1920 - 21 Aug 1920 |
Sūrīyah (سوريا) | Syria |
| 28 Jun 1922 |
the Territory of Alawites, the State of Aleppo and the State of Damascus constitute a federation in accordance with an order of the High Commissioner of the French Republic in Syria and Lebanon signed on 28 Jun 1922 (BOAAHC, No. 30, 23 Jul 1922, pp. 214-215) [1] |
| 28 Jun 1922 - 31 Dec 1924 |
Ittiḥād al-Duwal al-Sūrīyah (اتحاد الدول السورية) = Fédération des États de Syrie | Federation of the Syrian States [2] |
| 29 Sep 1923 |
the mandate for Syria and the Lebanon to be exercised by the government of France is passed by the Council of the League of Nations (24 Jul 1922) and entered into force 29 Sep 1923 (League of Nations Official Journal, 3rd year, No. 8, August 1922, pp. 823-825, 1013-1017) [3] |
| 1 Jan 1925 |
the State of Aleppo and the State of Damascus constitute an independent state under the name of État de Syrie (State of Syria) in accordance with an order of the High Commissioner of the French Republic in Syria and Lebanon signed 5 Dec 1924 (effective 1 Jan 1925) (BOAAHC, No. 25, 31 Dec 1924, pp. 239-241) |
| 1 Jan 1925 - 19 Nov 1931 |
Dawlat al-Sūrīyah (دولة السورية) = État de Syrie | State of Syria |
| 19 Nov 1931 - 10 Jul 1939 |
al-Jumhūrīyah al-Sūrīyah (الجمهورية السورية) = République Syrienne | Republic of Syria |
| 19 Jul 1939 - 16 Sep 1941 |
Dawlat al-Sūrīyah (دولة السورية) = État de Syrie | State of Syria |
| 16 Sep 1941 - 22 Feb 1958 |
al-Jumhūrīyah al-Sūrīyah (الجمهورية السورية) = République Syrienne | Republic of Syria |
| 27 Sep 1941 |
Syria is proclaimed independent and sovereign state in accordance with a declaration of the Commander-in-Chief, General Delegate and Plenipotentiary of Free France in the Levant published at the ceremony held in Damascus on 27 Sep 1941 (Official Gazette (French), No. 40 bis, 14 Oct 1941, pp. 8-10) |
| 22 Dec 1943 |
the mandate is dissolved de facto in accordance with an agreement signed by the representatives of France, Syria, and Lebanon on 22 Dec 1943 in Damascus, providing for the transfer of authority over all the remaining Mandatory institutions (Hourani A.H., Syria and Lebanon: A Political Essay. Oxford University Press, 1946, p. 381) |
| 22 Feb 1958 |
Syria becomes part of the United Arab Republic upon publication of official results of the referendum on the unification of Syria and Egypt (held on 21 Feb 1958), decree of the President of the Republic of Syria (Official Gazette, Part 1, No. 11, 22 Feb 1958, pp. 1616-1617) |
| 5 Mar 1958 |
territory of the former Republic of Syria is given the status of a region (ʾiqlīm) of the United Arab Republic in accordance with Art. 58 of the Provisional Constitution promulgated on 5 Mar 1958 (UAR Official Gazette, No. 1, 13 Mar 1958, pp. 16-19) |
| 5 Mar 1958 - 29 Sep 1961 |
al-Iqlīm al-Sūrī (الإقليم السوري) | Syrian Region |
| 29 Sep 1961 |
Syria seceded from the United Arab Republic de facto as a result of military revolt and formation of national government (Official Gazette, Part 1, No. 1, 5 Oct 1961, p. 1) [4] |
| 29 Sep 1961 - |
al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʿArabīyah al-Sūrīyah (الجمهورية العربية السورية) | Syrian Arab Republic |
