It was widely expected that he would succeed his father as President of Syria until he died in a car accident in 1994 | He also has an equestrian statue in , and formerly in , Lebanon |
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Assad's body was taken to and then buried in , where his father's body was also later buried | Aftermath [ ] After his death, shops, schools and public offices in Syria closed, and the sale of alcohol was suspended in respect |
Consequences [ ] Bassel Assad's death led to his lesser-known brother , who was then undertaking postgraduate training in in , assuming the mantle of president-in-waiting.
29Weiss, Michael 9 August 2011 | Early life and education [ ] Bassel al-Assad was born on 23 March 1962 |
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As a family, we used to spend a day or two in in the summer, but then too he used to work in the office and we didn't get to see much of him.
2The new international swimming complex, various hospitals, sporting clubs and a military academy were named after him | He also had a reputation for an interest in fast cars, and his friends described him as charismatic and commanding |
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Adrian Blomfield; Ruth Sherlock 23 July 2012 | We saw father at home but he was so busy that three days could go by without us exchanging a word with him |
This led to Rifaat's exile.