Saddam Becoming President and as President

In the year 1976, Saddam Hussein upgraded to the general position for the armed forces of Iraqi, and quickly became the headman of the government. For the slow and week, elderly al-Bakr was no able to continue his duties, Saddam took on a higher well know role as the representative of the government both operating within and outside of the country. Saddam eventually became the Iraq's foreign policy’s creator and in all tactful situations represented the nation. Saddam eventually had to strengthen position in the process of controlling over the Ba'ath party in Iraq's government. Connections with other party units were proceeded to develop acquaintance, and Saddam eventually increase a strong circle of support within the unit. In the year 1979, al-Bakr began to arrange pacts with the country Syria which would continue toward to the act of uniting between the two nations. The President of Syrian Hafez al-Assad was promoted to deputy leader in a union, and this would make Saddam to have unclearness. Saddam immediately secured his control on being the headman. Saddam was forced to the poor condition of al-Bakr to leave presidency on July 16, 1979, and became elected to the presidency. On July 22, 1979, he arranges a meeting to a gathering of Ba'ath party leaders. While in the gathering, which Saddam had recorded on cameras, Saddam had recently been notified of the traitors in the room and read out loud the 68 people. These members were considered traitors and were arrested one by one. After the 68 people were arrested, Saddam announced that he was proud to those still in the room for their loyalty. Twenty two of the arrests were sentenced to death for treason.

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