
Civil war in Syria: There has been a coup in Syria. Syrian rebel groups have captured the capital Damascus. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has left the country. With this, Bashar al-Assad’s rule in Syria has come to an end. Al-Assad’s family was ruling Syria for 53 years.
As soon as the rebels captured the capital Damascus, people broke the statue of Bashar al-Assad’s father. It has been seen in many countries that after the coup, people started breaking the statues of those who used to be the messiah for the country. Let us know which leaders’ statues were demolished after the coup.
Hafiz al-Assad- Syria
As soon as Syrian rebel groups captured the capital Damascus, they destroyed the statue of Hafez al-Assad, father of fugitive President Bashar al-Assad. He was a Syrian politician and army officer. He was the 18th President of Syria from 1971 until his death in 2000.
Saddam Hussein-Iraq
On April 9, 2003, a large statue of Saddam Hussein in Firdos Square in Baghdad, Iraq was toppled by Iraqi civilians and American soldiers. This incident was covered by the media all over the world. It is considered a symbol of the end of Saddam’s rule in Iraq.
Muammar Al Gaddafi- Libya
In 2011, rebel fighters captured Colonel Gaddafi’s Bab al-Azizia compound in Tripoli, Libya. During this time they had demolished the statue of Gaddafi. The 25-acre palace grounds are now home to a garbage dump, a market and a pet emporium.
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
There was a coup in Bangladesh in August. After this, ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Bangladesh and fled to India. After this, people broke the statue of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who is called the Father of the Nation of Bangladesh.
Vladimir Lenin- Ukraine
After the fall of the Soviet Union, monuments to Vladimir Lenin were demolished in Ukraine. This happened very rapidly in the 1990s. Apart from this, monuments of Vladimir Lenin were demolished in some western cities of Ukraine.
DA Rajapaksa – Sri Lanka
In the May 2022 uprising in Sri Lanka, people had demolished the statues of DA Rajapaksa, father of Mahinda Rajapaksa and Gotabaya Rajapaksa. During this, the protesters said that it was because of the Rajapaksa family that the country suffered losses and the economy reached the trough.