In 1949, Colonel Adib Shishakli rose to power in Syria through a coup backed by the Central Intelligence Agency, but he was subsequently overthrown four years later by a coalition of the military, Ba'athists, and communists.

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  History of the Central Intelligence Agency - Wikipedia

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• Central Intelligence Agency entity
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