Second Syrian Republic

Syrian Republic الجمهورية السوريةcode: ar is deprecated   (Arabic) al-Jumhūrīyah as-Sūriyyah (1950–1958) Syrian Arab Republic الجمهورية العربية السوريةcode: ar is deprecated   (Arabic) al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʿArabiyyah as-Sūriyyah (1961–1963)
1950–1963
Anthem:
Status	Component of the United Arab Republic (1958–61)
Capital	Damascus
Official languages	Arabic
Religion	Islam (all branches incl. Alawite) Christianity Judaism Druzism Yezidism
Demonym(s)	Syrian
Government	Parliamentary republic (1950–1951, 1954–1958, 1961–1963) Military dictatorship (1951–1954)
President
• 1950–1951	Hashim al-Atassi (first)
• 1961–1963	Nazim al-Kudsi (last)
Military Strongman
• 1948–1954	Adib Shishakli
Prime Minister
• 1950	Nazim al-Kudsi (first)
• 1962–1963	Khalid al-Azm (last)
History
• Independence of First Syrian Republic	17 April 1946
•	5 September 1950
• Merger with Egypt	22 February 1958
• Republic restored	28 September 1961
•	8 March 1963
Currency	Syrian pound
Preceded by Succeeded by 1950 First Syrian Republic 1961 United Arab Republic 1958 United Arab Republic 1963 Syrian Arab Republic
Today part of	Syria

The Second Syrian Republic—officially the Syrian Republic from 1950 to 1958 and the Syrian Arab Republic from 1961 to 1963—succeeded the First Syrian Republic that had become de facto independent in April 1946 from the French Mandate.

Second Syrian Republic Media

• The national anthem of Syria, performed instrumentally by the U.S. Navy Band circa May 2003.

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  Constitution of the Syrian Republic, 14 May 1930

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