Arab political party established in the 1950's advocating pan-Arab union and socialism in Syria and Iraq
The Arab Socialist Ba'th Party (also spelled Baath or Ba'ath;
Arabic: حزب البعث العربي الاشتراكي) was founded in
1945 as a left-wing, secular Arab nationalist political party. It functioned as a
pan-Arab party with branches in different Arab countries, but was strongest in
Syria and
Iraq, coming to power in both countries in
1963. In
1966 the Syrian and Iraqi parties split into two rival organisations. Both Ba'th parties retained the same name and maintain parallel structures in the Arab world.
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