The Second Sa'id al-Ghazzi government was the fifty-fifth government in the history of modern Syria and the fortieth administration of the Second Syrian Republic. Formed on 13 September 1955, it was the first government to serve during the second presidency of Shukri al-Quwatli and the second cabinet headed by Said al-Ghazzi.
The government received the confidence of the Chamber of Deputies with 88 votes in favour, 31 against, 3 abstentions, and 20 absences. During its tenure, it oversaw the trials related to the assassination of Adnan al-Malki and concluded a military agreement with Egypt to supply the Syrian Army with arms. It also signed a broader military and economic agreement with Czechoslovakia and began negotiations with Romania and China, all countries associated with the Eastern Bloc and communist states.
The government strengthened Syria's relations with the Egyptian–Saudi–Syrian alliance in opposition to the Turkish–Iraqi–Jordanian alignment during the Cold War. Domestically, the government faced growing political tensions, including armed clashes in Hama between supporters of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party and landowners and traditional elites, which resulted in one death and twenty-four injuries. The unrest contributed to the government's resignation and the convening of an extraordinary parliamentary session.
Composition
See also Council of Ministers (Syria) List of Syrian governments Government ministries of Syria List of prime ministers of Syria
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