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Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr
Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr was an Iraqi military officer and politician who served as the fourth president of Iraq from 1968 to 1979. He was a leading member of the revolutionary Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party and later the Baghdad-based Ba'ath Party and its regional organisation Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region, which espoused Ba'athism, a mix of Arab nationalism and Arab socialism.
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politics · President of Iraq from 1968 to 1979 · politician · military personnel · head of government · also Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr, Ahmed Hassan Bakr Omar, al-Bakr
Born 1 July 1914 · Died 4 October 1982 · Q238046
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1982· 1 entry
Died 1982-10-04.
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1979· 1 entry
Al-Bakr resigned from all public offices for "health reasons"
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1978· 1 entry
Awarded Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (1978).
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1974· 1 entry
Career landmark: Minister of Defense (1974–1977).
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1969· 1 entry
The government cancelled all compensation for sequestered lands
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1968· 2 entries
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Iraq (1968–1979).
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Career landmark: President of Iraq (1968–1979).
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1967· 1 entry
Al-Bakr called for the establishment of a national unity government between ba'athist and nasserist forces
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1966· 1 entry
When Saddam was released from prison, al-Bakr appointed him Deputy Secretary of the Regional Command
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1964· 1 entry
And al-Bakr succeeded him in office
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1963· 2 entries
Career landmark: Vice President of Iraq (1963–1964).
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Iraq (1963–1963).
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1959· 2 entries
Al-Bakr was forced to resign from the Iraqi military; the then Iraqi government accused him of anti-government activities
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A year following the coup, al-Bakr was again forced to retire from the military under allegations that he led an anti-government rebellion in Mosul by officers who favoured closer ties with the United Arab Republic
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1956· 1 entry
The same year he became a member of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party's Iraqi branch
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1941· 1 entry
And was imprisoned and expelled from the army
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1914· 1 entry
Born 1914-07-01.
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