National Bloc (Syria)

The National Bloc الكتلة الوطنية
Leader	Ibrahim Hananu
Founded	1928 (1928)
Dissolved	1946
Ideology	Syrian nationalism, Nonviolent resistance
International affiliation	None
Politics of Syria Political parties Elections

The National Bloc (الكتلة الوطنية) was a Syrian political party that emerged to fight for Syrian independence during the French Mandate of Syria period.

The party was created after a national conference in 1928, by Ibrahim Hananu. It was not a structured party but rather a coalition of parties hostile to the French presence in Syria. The Bloc was led by notable conservatives; land owners, tradesmen, lawyers, etc. This coalition gathered the fifty most rich and powerful families of Syria.

The political involvement of these notable people in the struggle for independence is reminiscent of the political struggle carried out in their youth against the Ottoman Empire. The National Bloc had no precise ideology, nor a social and economic agenda. The main objective which drove the movement forward was to return Syria's independence through diplomatic and non-violent actions. The party was dissolved in 1946.

Bibliography

• Pierre Guingamp, Hafez El Assad et le parti Baath en Syrie, Editions L'Harmattan, 1996, ISBN 2738446787

See also

• Munir al-Ajlani