Year | Date | Event | 1918 | Ottoman rule over Syria came to an end. |
1 October | The Allies of World War I, joined by Arab nationalists, entered Damascus. |
1920 | April | San Remo conference: The conference partitioned the Ottoman Empire, establishing a French mandate in Syria and Lebanon. |
1925 | July | Great Syrian Revolt: Revolts started against French rule. |
1936 | The Franco-Syrian Treaty of Independence (1936) was signed. |
1939 | The monks of Alexandretta and Antioch were ceded to Turkey by the French. |
1944 | 1 January | Syria was recognized as an independent republic. |
1946 | 17 April | French troops evacuated Syria. |
1947 | The first Ba'ath Party congress was held in Damascus. |
1948 | 1948 Arab–Israeli War: Syria was involved in the war. |
1958 | 1 February | The United Arab Republic (UAR) was formed by the union of Syria and Egypt. |
1961 | 28 September | Following a military coup Syria seceded from the UAR, reestablishing itself as the Syrian Arab Republic. |
1967 | 5 June | Six-Day War: A war with Israel began. |
Six-Day War: The Golan Heights were occupied by Israel. |
1970 | 13 November | Minister of Defense Hafiz al-Assad effected a bloodless military coup and assumed the role of President. |
1973 | 6 October | Yom Kippur War: Syria and Egypt fought against Israel. |
1974 | May | Syria and Israel signed a disengagement agreement. |
1976 | Syrian occupation of Lebanon: The Syrian occupation of Lebanon began. |
1982 | February | A Muslim Brotherhood uprising in Hama was suppressed by the military. |
1990 | Syria participated in a United States-led multinational coalition against Saddam Hussein. |
{{anchor|3rd millennium}}