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A daily chronology of events in Sudan and Syria is presented for the Jul 25, 1993-Oct 14, 1993 time period.

Soon, though, Assad made his move against Jadid. In the struggle for the loyalty of high military officers, \"Assad portrayed Jadid as a radical socialist concerned with civilian matters, while presenting himself as the strong militarist who wanted to strengthen the armed forces,\" said [Eyal Zisser]. As a rule, though, Assad raised up Sunnis who came from lowly backgrounds like his own. They identified with Assad on the basis of class - another fault line in Syrian society - and bore little if any loyalty to the wealthy, aristocratic Sunni leadership. \"Even before Assad, you could never say what you wanted in Syria,\" noted [Fouad Baghdadi]. Syrians never expected Assad to give them freedom or hope, and he didn't disappoint them.

He was one of the world's longest-held political prisoners. Human rights groups, including Amnesty International, campaigned for the release of Mr. [Salah Jadid]. Although the formal head of state was Dr. Nureddin al-Attassi, Mr. Jadid was Syria's effective ruler from 1966 until 1970, when he was ousted by Lieut. Gen. Hafez al-Assad, who is now President. Mr. Jadid began his political career in the 1950's, when as an army officer he joined a clandestine cell of the Baath Party, which was banned then, and soon began playing a key role. In 1963 he was promoted from lieutenant colonel to major general and named armed forces chief of staff. After a series of power struggles, Mr. Jadid, aided by Mr. Assad, led a coup on Feb. 23, 1966, that ousted a more moderate Baath Party faction.