Hafez al-Assad made his share of mistakes ; he did not fully emerge as the '' lion of Damascus '' until years after taking control .
Hafez al-Assad /people/deceased_person/place_of_death Damascus
NNP NNP VBD PRP$ NN IN NNS : PRP VBD RB RB VB IN DT '' NN IN NNP '' IN NNS IN VBG NN .
Hafez al-Assad
PERSON
Damascus
LOCATION
/people/deceased_person/place_of_death