Presidential elections were held in Syria on 10 July 1953. There was only one candidate, Adib Shishakli. According to the official results, of the 864,425 voters who cast votes, 861,910 voted for Shishakli while 2,515 cast invalid votes. The election took place on the same day as the 1953 Syrian constitutional referendum.

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Syrian History Syrian officers in 1955

Syrian History Damascus on the eve of the SyrianEgyptian Union in

Syrian History The leaders of the People’s Party in the mid1950s

Syrian History Parliament in the 1950s

Syrian History Prounion demonstrations in Damascus February 1958