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| 1968 | Chairman Revolutionary Command Council |  |
| 18th July Appointed President of the Revolutionary Command Council |
| 1968 | Commander | |
| 30th July Baghdad Appointed Commander-in-Chief |
| 1968 | Constitution | |
| 18th July The Revolutionary Command Council provides supreme executive & legislative authority |
| 1968 | Coup d'Etat | |
| Baghdad Informs President Arif he has lost power & invites him to surrender |
| 17th July Baghdad Masterminds the Baathist siezure of power |
| 17th July Masterminds the Baathist siezure of power |
| 30th July Baghdad The Baath Party come to power |
| 30th July The Baath Party come to power |
| 30th July Baghdad The "correctional coup" allows civilian Baathists to become the force behind the coup |
| 1968 | Diplomacy | |
| 9th Oct The Baath Party declares that iy has smashed a Zionist spy ring |
| 1968 | Dismissal | |
| 30th July Baghdad The "correctional coup" allows civilian Baathists to become the force behind the coup |
| 1968 | Plot | |
| 5th Jan Baghdad 11 Jewish spies are hung & left suspended in Liberation Sqr |
| 5th Jan 17 spies go on trial, 14 are hung |
| 9th Oct The Baath Party declares that iy has smashed a Zionist spy ring |
| 1968 | President | |
| Appointed President of Iraq |
| 1968 | Prime Minister | |
| 30th July Appointed Prime Minister of Iraq |
| 1968 | RCC | |
| 18th July The Revolutionary Command Council provides supreme executive & legislative authority |
| 1968 | Reform | |
| July Appoints 100 Baathist officers to the Republican Guards |
| 1968 | Revolutionary Command Council | |
| 18th July Appointed President of the Revolutionary Command Council |
| 1968 | Secretary General | |
| July Appointed Secretary-General of the Baath Party |
| 1968 | Trial | |
| 5th Jan 17 spies go on trial, 14 are hung |
| 1973 | Alliance | |
| Iraq becomes an ally of Syria during the Yom Kippur War |
| 1974 | Declaration of War | |
| Civil war with the Kurds |
| 1974 | Health | |
| Suffers from a cerebral hemorrhage |
| 1975 | Diplomacy | |
| Settles some conflicts with the Kurds & border claims with Iran |
| 1975 | President | |
| 16th July Appointed President of Iraq, announced by al-Bakr on the eve of 17th July celebrations |
| 1975 | Retirement | |
| 16th July Officially retires for health reasons |
| 1978 | Coup d'Etat | |
| 16th July Saddam, Adnan, a cousin, & Tulfah, an uncle, threaten Bakr in the Presidential Palace |
| 1978 | Diplomacy | |
| Attempts to create a united Arab front with Syria to oppose Egypt's peace with Israel |
| 1978 | Rebellion | |
| Shiites, the majority of Iraq, oppose the secular policy of the Ba'athists |
| 1978 | Reform | |
| The Baath Party of Iraq announces it wishes to unite with the Baath Party of Syria |
| 1979 | Demonstrations | |
| Jan Deadly Shiite riots erupt in Baghadad after the arrest of Shiite leaders |
| 1979 | Diplomacy | |
| 19th July Bakr & Asad announce a government against, "the Zionist-imperialist-Sadat onslaught" |
| 19th July Under the terms of a joint Syrian-Iraqi declaration Bakr would lead a joint federation |
| 1979 | Dismissal | |
| July Stripped of his last title, Deputy Secetaty-General of the Ba'ath Socialist Party |
| 1979 | Rebellion | |
| Khomeini foments Shiite revolution in Iran, vows to extend it to Iran |
| Jan Baghadad Deadly Shiite riots erupt in Baghadad after the arrest of Shiite leaders |
| Jan Baghdad Deadly Shiite riots erupt in Baghadad after the arrest of Shiite leaders |
| 1979 | Resignation | |
| July Bakr is persuaded bt Hussein to resign, to prevent unifacation with Syria |
| 16th July Bakr announces his resignation |
| 1982 | Assassination | |
| July Death of Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr, assassinated after planning a return to politics |
| 1982 | Death | |
| July Death of Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr, assassinated after planning a return to politics |
