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.


Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Arab nationalist movement
political party
socialist movement
antiIdeology Zionism
communism
imperialism
bannedInCountry Iraq
branch Iraqi Ba'ath Party
Syrian Ba'ath Party
cameToPowerInCountry Iraq
Syria
cameToPowerInIraqBy 1968 coup d'état
cameToPowerInSyriaBy 1963 coup d'état
characteristic authoritarian
one-party rule
coreSlogan Unity, Liberty, Socialism
countryOfOrigin Syria
foundedBy Michel Aflaq
Salah al-Din al-Bitar
Zaki al-Arsuzi
foundedInCity Damascus
foundedInYear 1947
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
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
ruledSyriaFromYear 1963
usedInstrument personality cults of leaders
security apparatus

Referenced by (20)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Bashar al-Assad ("Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region")
Saddam Hussein
Uday Hussein
memberOf
Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region ("Ba'athism")
Iraqi Intelligence Service ("Ba'athism")
ideology
Bashar al-Assad
Hafez al-Assad ("Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region")
politicalParty
Secretary General of the Regional Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region ("Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party")
associatedWith
Ba'ath Party ("Syrian Ba'ath Party")
branch
Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region ("Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party")
branchOf
Saddam Hussein ("Ba'athist Iraq")
era
Iraqi Special Tribunal ("Ba'athist Iraq under Saddam Hussein")
focusesOnPeriod
Black September conflict ("Baathist Syria")
hasParticipant
Arab nationalism ("Baathism")
influenced
President of Syria ("Ba'ath Party (de facto, in many periods)")
nominatedBy
Iraqi Kurdish rebellions ("Iraqi Ba'athist regime")
participant
Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region
partOf
Yazidism ("Baathist Iraq")
persecutedIn
Raghad Hussein ("Ba'athist")
politicalAlignment
Secretary General of the Regional Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region ("Ba'athist government of Iraq")
usedByRegime

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