Syrian statesman, politician, and general who was President of Syria from 1971 to 2000, died before the Syrian presidential election, held on what date?
Hafez al-Assad Hafez al-Assad (Arabic: حافظ الأسد‎ ‎ "Ḥāfiẓ al-ʾAsad ", ] ] ; 6 October 1930 – 10 June 2000) was a Syrian statesman, politician, and general who was President of Syria from 1971 to 2000. He was also Prime Minister from 1970 to 1971, as well as 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 to 2000.
Michel Suleiman Michel Sleiman (Arabic: ميشال سليمان‎ ‎ ] ; born 21 November 1948) is the 11th President of Lebanon, serving from 2008 to 2014. Before becoming President, he served as Commander in chief of the Lebanese Armed Forces from 1998 to 2008.