Ba'ath Party
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The Ba'ath Party is an Arab nationalist and socialist political movement that sought to unify the Arab world under a single, secular, authoritarian state, most prominently ruling Iraq under Saddam Hussein and Syria under the Assad family.
Aliases (13)
- Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party ×2
- Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region ×2
- Ba'athism ×2
- Ba'ath Party (de facto, in many periods) ×1
- Ba'athist ×1
- Ba'athist Iraq ×1
- Ba'athist Iraq under Saddam Hussein ×1
- Ba'athist government of Iraq ×1
- Baathism ×1
- Baathist Iraq ×1
- Baathist Syria ×1
- Iraqi Ba'athist regime ×1
- Syrian Ba'ath Party ×1
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arab nationalist movement
→
political party → socialist movement → |
| antiIdeology |
Zionism
→
communism → imperialism → |
| bannedInCountry |
Iraq
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| branch |
Iraqi Ba'ath Party
→
Syrian Ba'ath Party → |
| cameToPowerInCountry |
Iraq
→
Syria → |
| cameToPowerInIraqBy |
1968 coup d'état
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|
| cameToPowerInSyriaBy |
1963 coup d'état
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|
| characteristic |
authoritarian
→
one-party rule → |
| coreSlogan |
Unity, Liberty, Socialism
→
|
| countryOfOrigin |
Syria
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|
| foundedBy |
Michel Aflaq
→
Salah al-Din al-Bitar → Zaki al-Arsuzi → |
| foundedInCity |
Damascus
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|
| foundedInYear |
1947
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|
| goal |
establishment of a single Arab state
→
promotion of Arab cultural renaissance → unification of the Arab world → |
| ideology |
Arab nationalism
→
Arab socialism → Ba'athism → secularism → |
| influencedBy |
European nationalism
→
socialism → |
| legalStatusInSyria |
dominant ruling party for decades
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|
| notableLeader |
Bashar al-Assad
→
Hafez al-Assad → Saddam Hussein → |
| organizationalStructure |
national command
→
regional commands → |
| politicalPosition |
left-wing
→
pan-Arab → |
| promotedPolicy |
land reform
→
nationalization of key industries → state-led economic development → |
| regionOfActivity |
Arab world
→
Middle East → |
| ruledCountry |
Iraq
→
Syria → |
| ruledIraqUntilYear |
2003
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| ruledSyriaFromYear |
1963
→
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| usedInstrument |
personality cults of leaders
→
security apparatus → |