Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region

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The Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region was the Iraqi branch of the pan-Arab Ba'ath movement that ruled Iraq as a dominant authoritarian party, most prominently under Saddam Hussein.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ba'athist party
political party
ruling party
banDate 2003
bannedIn Iraq
branchOf Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
linked to: Ba'ath Party
cameToPowerIn 1968
characterizedAs authoritarian
dictatorial
dominant party
controlled Iraqi security services
Revolutionary Command Council of Iraq
country Iraq
endOfRule 2003
goal socialist transformation of Arab society
unity of the Arab nation
governmentTypeSupported one-party state
headquartersLocation Baghdad
ideology Arab nationalism
Arab socialism
Ba'athism
linked to: Ba'ath Party

pan-Arabism
keyEvent 17 July 1968 coup in Iraq
2003 invasion of Iraq
linked to: Iraq War

Gulf War (1990–1991)
linked to: Gulf War

Iraq–Iran War
linked to: Iran–Iraq War

consolidation of power under Saddam Hussein in the 1970s
language Arabic
leader Saddam Hussein
notableMember Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr
Ali Hassan al-Majid
Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri
Saddam Hussein
Tariq Aziz
opposedBy Iran
Kurdish parties in Iraq
United Kingdom
United States
partOf Ba'ath Party
policy Arabization campaigns in Iraq
personality cult of Saddam Hussein
state control of key industries
suppression of political opposition
politicalPosition authoritarian
left-wing
region Iraq Region
linked to: Iraq
ruledCountry Iraq
startOfRule 1968

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Saddam Hussein memberOf Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region
Ba'ath Party branch Iraqi Ba'ath Party
linked to: Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region
Secretary General of the Regional Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region appliesToJurisdiction Iraq Region of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
linked to: Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region
Secretary General of the Regional Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region controls Regional Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region
linked to: Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region
Secretary General of the Regional Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region associatedWith Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region
linked to: Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region
Iraqi Intelligence Service loyalTo Ba'ath Party (Iraq)
linked to: Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region
Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr memberOfPoliticalParty Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region
Uday Hussein politicalAffiliation Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region
Qusay Hussein memberOf Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region
Ali Hassan al-Majid memberOfPoliticalParty Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region
Lebanese National Movement includesParty Arab Socialist Baath Party – Lebanon Region
linked to: Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region
Arab Liberation Front associatedWith Iraqi-led Ba'ath Party
linked to: Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region
Arab Liberation Front foundedBy Iraqi Ba'ath Party (influence)
linked to: Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region
Regional Secretary of the Regional Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region powerBase Ba'ath Party Regional Command
linked to: Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region
General Secretary of the National Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party usedBy Iraqi-led Ba'ath Party (with parallel structures and titles)
linked to: Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region
Ba'ath Party militias politicalAlignment Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region
Constitution of Iraq prohibits Baath Party in Iraq
linked to: Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region
Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri memberOf Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region
Hussein family politicalAffiliation Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region
Jihaz al-Mukhabarat al-‘Amma politicalAlignment Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region
Tariq Aziz memberOf Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region
Uday Hussein memberOf Ba'ath Party (Iraq)
subject linked to: Uday
linked to: Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region
Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr memberOf Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region
subject linked to: al-Bakr
President of the Iraqi Revolutionary Command Council appointedBy Iraqi Ba'ath Party leadership
linked to: Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region
President of the Iraqi Revolutionary Command Council associatedPoliticalParty Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region
1968 17 July Revolution in Iraq organizedBy Iraqi Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
linked to: Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region
Taha Yassin Ramadan employer Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region
1963 Ramadan Revolution in Iraq ledBy Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region
1963 Ramadan Revolution in Iraq organizedBy Iraqi Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
linked to: Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region
Qusay Hussein memberOf Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region
subject linked to: Qusay
Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti memberOf Iraqi Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
linked to: Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region
Ba'athist Iraq rulingParty Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region
al-Bu Nasir tribe associatedWith Ba'ath Party (Iraq)
linked to: Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region