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Assyrian Democratic Organization ܡܛܟܣܬܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܬܐ ܕܝܡܩܪܛܝܬܐ المنظمة الآثورية الديمقراطية | |
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Leader | Gabriel Moushe Gawrieh |
Vice president | Bashir Isshaq Sa'di [1] |
Founded | 1957 |
Headquarters | Qamishli, Syria |
Ideology |
Assyrian
minority politics Minority rights |
Political position | Centre-left |
National affiliation | Syrian National Coalition [2] |
Colours | Light blue |
Democratic Council | 0 / 43
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Website | |
https://ado-world.com/en/ | |
Assyrian Democratic Organization (ADO), ( Syriac: ܡܛܟܣܬܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܬܐ ܕܝܡܩܪܛܝܬܐ; Arabic: المنظمة الآثورية الديمقراطية) also known as "Mtakasta/Mtakasto", founded in Syria in 1957, is the oldest Assyrian political organization in Syria. [3] The group is part of the Syrian National Coalition since October 2011, [2] and the Assad government has long banned it from political life and restricted its activities in Syria. [4]
The ADO was established as a national, political and democratic movement having with the objectives of safeguarding the existence of the Assyrian people and the realization of its legitimate national aspirations (political, cultural, administrative) in its historic homeland. [5]
In March 2017, two ADO offices in Qamishli and al-Malikiyah were shut down by Rojavan authorities due to a lack of a permit. On 12 April, an official in the governing Movement for a Democratic Society (TEV-DEM) met with Gabriel Moushe Gawrieh, head of the ADO, and discussed the incident and the "need to respect the laws of the administration". It was the first time TEV-DEM officials met with the ADO. [6]
Other Christian groups, such as the Assyrian Democratic Organisation (ADO), oppose the government, too, and have joined the Syrian National Coalition, the opposition umbrella group.