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Khalid Bakdash

Former leader of the Syrian Communist Party (SCP; 1912-1999) · Syria · On the map · Politicians

Khalid Bakdash was a Syrian politician who was the founder of the Syrian Communist Party (SCP) and led it from 1936 until his death in 1995. In 1954, Bakdash became the first member of a communist party to be elected to an Arab parliament. He has since been called the "dean of Arab communism".

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1995Died15 July 19951983Order of FriendshipAward1982Order of LeninAward1972Order of the October RevolutionAward1912Born15 November 1912

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Order of Friendship1983
Order of Lenin1982
Order of the October Revolution1972

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Country
Syria
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1912 to 1995 · aged 82