Ba'athist Iraq

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Ba'athist Iraq was the authoritarian Iraqi state under Saddam Hussein’s Ba'ath Party rule from 1968 until the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.

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instanceOf Ba'athist regime
authoritarian state
one-party state
accusedOf ethnic cleansing
human rights abuses
political repression
use of chemical weapons
alliedWith Eastern Bloc
Soviet Union
capital Baghdad
constitutionallySecular true
continent Asia
country Iraq
deFactoLeader Saddam Hussein
dominantEthnicGroup Arabs
economyType state-controlled economy
endDate 2003-04-09
establishedBy 17 July Revolution
followedBy Coalition Provisional Authority
headOfGovernment Saddam Hussein
headOfState Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr
Saddam Hussein
ideology Arab nationalism
Arab socialism
Ba'athism
authoritarianism
secularism
involvedInConflict Al-Anfal campaign
surface form: Anfal campaign

Gulf War
Iran–Iraq War
Iraq War
Gulf War
surface form: Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
laterAlignedWith United States (during early Iran–Iraq War period)
majorResource oil
memberOf Arab League
OPEC
surface form: Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
officialLanguage Arabic
Kurdish
overthrownBy Multinational force in Iraq
surface form: United States-led coalition
overthrownIn 2003 invasion of Iraq
politicalSystem presidential republic
single-party state
precededBy Republic of Iraq government under Abd al-Karim Qasim
surface form: Republic of Iraq (1958–1968)
region Middle East
rulingParty Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region
securityService Iraqi Intelligence Service
Mukhabarat
Special Republican Guard
significantMinority Kurds
startDate 1968-07-17
tookPowerThrough military coup

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Awad Hamed al-Bandar employer Ba'athist Iraq
this entity surface form: Iraqi government under Saddam Hussein
Awad Hamed al-Bandar era Ba'athist Iraq
U.S. most-wanted Iraqi playing cards associatedWith Ba'athist Iraq
this entity surface form: Ba’athist Iraq
Battle of Basra (2003) belligerent Ba'athist Iraq
Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti partOf Ba'athist Iraq
this entity surface form: Saddam Hussein regime
Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti era Ba'athist Iraq
Abu Ghraib prison usedDuringConflict Ba'athist Iraq
this entity surface form: Ba'athist Iraq period
Abu Ghraib prison controlledBy Ba'athist Iraq
this entity surface form: Saddam Hussein regime
Amna Suraka Museum controlledByDuringBaathEra Ba'athist Iraq
this entity surface form: Saddam Hussein regime
Halabja attackPerpetrator Ba'athist Iraq
Halabja attackPerpetrator Ba'athist Iraq
this entity surface form: Saddam Hussein regime
Dhofar Rebellion hasMainBelligerent Ba'athist Iraq
this entity surface form: Iraq
Operation Southern Watch opposedBy Ba'athist Iraq
this entity surface form: Republic of Iraq
Radwaniyah Presidential Palace Complex symbolOf Ba'athist Iraq
this entity surface form: Saddam Hussein regime