Shukri al-Quwatli
... that Shukri al-Quwatli , the first president of independent Syria, attempted to commit suicide in an Ottoman jail to prevent himself from revealing the names of his colleagues under torture?
... that <b id="mwCkU"><a href="./Shukri_al-Quwatli" id="mwCkY" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Shukri al-Quwatli">Shukri al-Quwatli</a></b> <i id="mwCkc">(pictured)</i>, the first <a href="./President_of_Syria" id="mwCkg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="President of Syria">president</a> of independent Syria, attempted to commit suicide in an <a href="./Ottoman_Empire" id="mwCkk" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Ottoman Empire">Ottoman</a> jail to prevent himself from revealing the names of his <a href="./Al-Fatat" id="mwCko" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Al-Fatat">colleagues</a> under torture?