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Saddam Hussein's rise to power are the events that led to Saddam Hussein's accession to the presidency of the Iraqi Republic in 16 July 1979 to be To be the holder of the highest political position in Iraq, the turning point was the success of the coup of July 17, 1968, which led to the arrival of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party to power headed by Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr and later Saddam obtained the position of Vice President[3] to consolidate his actual power bonds. Preparing to take possession of it at a later time.

First steps
In Baghdad and in the late fifties, Saddam was a member of the Fatwa, a paramilitary youth organization formed in the thirties calling for Iraq to work to unite the Arabs, and with the encouragement of God, Saddam was seen at the forefront of any demonstration or acts of violence against the government.

The downfall of Abdul Karim Qasim
While Saddam was in exile in Cairo, al-Bakr had held a prominent position in the Ba'ath where he was marked by his hatred of the Communists. Al-Bakr joined the Baath Party while he was in prison on charges of plotting against Abdul Karim Qassem. Upon the release of political detainees, Al-Bakr was among them. Al-Bakr and other Baathists began planning a coup against Abdul Karim Qasim.

Saddam Hussein's return
During the implementation of the coup, Saddam was still in Cairo, affiliated with the Faculty of Law at Cairo University in 1961, and he returned to Iraq before completing his studies in the wake of the coup against the leader Abdel Karim Qassem.[12] After Saddam's arrival in Baghdad, he reintroduced himself to al-Bakr, who was appointed by President Abd al-Salam Aref as prime minister.

Partisan (Ba'athist) dispute
Internal rivalries between the Baath Party groups led to the party’s exit from power in November 1963. The difference between the first wing of the party led by Ali Saleh al-Saadi, who favored political unity with Egypt and Syria, especially after the success of the Syrian Baath coup in March of the same year, while The second wing exhibited that

Detention
Saddam was among the Baathists who were entrusted in 1964 with the establishment of the party’s security apparatus, which was called the Hanin apparatus, after the coup of February 8, 1963. His discovery later led to the imprisonment of the remaining Baath leaders, including al-Bakr, and Saddam remained in Baghdad despite the fact that the party leadership In Damascus, which demanded his escape to Syria, Saddam managed to establish a secret security force with a few Ba'athists whom Aref did not imprison.[1]  It was also said that he was part of an internal party splinter bloc loyal to Abd al-Salam Aref

Flee and work to seize power
Saddam, with the help of some of his comrades, managed to plot a plan to escape from prison while he was leaving for one of the court sessions. The plan succeeded and Saddam managed to escape on July 23, 1966, until the end of the second period of his imprisonment, where he worked again to overthrow the government and seize power.

Vice President
Saddam Hussein began to strengthen the bonds of power in his hands, when he was responsible for security, he also put his hand on many joints of the state, and soon put propaganda under the scope of his hegemony, until he officially assumed the position of Vice Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council in September 1968 AD and then began describing Saddam Hussein in the name of the representative

Before the presidency
In 1976 Saddam was elevated to the position of general in the Iraqi armed forces, and soon became the strongman in the government. As the elderly and sick al-Bakr became unable to perform his duties, Saddam took on an increasingly prominent role as the face of the government both internally and externally. He also represented the nation in most diplomatic situations.

Rise To Power
On July 16, 1979 Saddam Hussein came to power in Iraq by declaring himself President of the Republic, Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council, Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi Armed Forces and Country Secretary of the Arab Socialist Baath Party to be the holder of the highest political position in Iraq, where al-Bakr was forced to  Resignation as a result of pressure from Saddam Hussein, The official reason for al-Bakr's resignation was the inability to perform presidential duties for health reasons, and all his positions were handed over to Saddam Hussein.

Rid of restrictions
Saddam Hussein also assassinated opposition figures and personalities whom he saw as an opponent or competitor, and after reaching the presidency of the republic, he worked to strengthen the bonds of his influence, so he carried out a campaign of executions and arrests that included opponents and enacted laws and regulations to tighten his grip on power through the party.