Lalkar mourns the death of Comrade Wissal Farha Bagdache and sends it heartfelt condolences to the Central Committee of the Syrian Communist Party and close friends and relatives of Comrade Bagdache. As a mark of our respect we reproduce here the statement issued by the Central Committee of the Syrian Communist Party, on 21 October, in this regard. Editor.
Comrade Wissal Farha Bagdache, the president of Syrian Communist Party, has passed away
The Central Committee of Syrian Communist Party mourns Comrade Wissal Farha Bagdache, the president of Syrian Communist Party, who has passed away on Sunday 21st October 2012.
Comrade Wissale Farha Bagdache was born in 1930 and joined the Syrian Communist Party in 1945. She had been elected as a member of the Syrian Parliament 4 times as deputy of the Syrian Capital City ‘Damascus’.
The Central Committee of Syrian Communist Party elected her as General Secretary of the Central Committee in 1995 after the 8th Congress of the Party.
The 11th Congress of the party in 2010 elected her as president of the Party.
In this sad moment, the Syrian Communists emphasise their steadfastness in the struggle under the banner of Marxism – Leninism and Proletarian Internationalism, and for Defending the Homeland and defending the interests of the people.