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JAHRESRUECKBLICK 2000: PEOPLE: HAFEZ EL-ASSAD - Syrian President Hafez El-Assad waves from his car as he leaves the Intercontinental Hotel on his way to Geneva's Cointrin airport, in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, March 27, 2000. Hafez Assad had, the day before, a failed summit with US President Bill Clinton on resumption of the Syria-Israeli negotiations. Assad died June 11, 2000. (KEYSTONE/Martial Trezzini) [GE102]