1951 Syrian coup d'état

1951 Syrian coup d'état
	; Fawzi Selu alongside Adib Shishakli, 1951.
Date	29 November, 1951
Location	Syria
Result	President Hashim al-Atassi and his cabinet resign; Adib Shishakli still de facto governs
Belligerents
Syrian government	Syrian Armed Forces coup plotters; Syrian Social Nationalist Party
Commanders and leaders
Hashim al-Atassi; (President of Syria); Maarouf al-Dawalibi; (Prime Minister of Syria); Nazim al-Qudsi	Adib Shishakli; Fawzi Selu

The 1951 Syrian coup d'état (Arabic: انقلاب 1951 في سوريا) was the fourth coup d'état in Syria following independence. The coup was led by Adib Shishakli, who forced the existing government, led by President Hashim al-Atassi and Prime Minister Maarouf al-Dawalibi to resign.