SYRIA - June 13 - World Leaders Bid Farewell To President.(Hafez Al Assad)(Brief Article) From: APS Diplomat Recorder | Date: June 17, 2000 | COPYRIGHT 2000 Input Solutions. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

With world leaders watching, Syria gives its late Pres. Hafez Al Assad a grand funeral that starts with a massive procession through the streets of Damascus and culminates in an emotional farewell at his home village of Qardaha. Throngs of Syrians weep as Assad's casket is carried by military officers into the mausoleum where he is buried.

Assad's final resting place is next to his eldest son, Basil, who died in a 1994 car accident. Assad's other son and heir apparent, ...

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