Military Committee of the Ba'ath party

Military Committee of the Ba'ath Party
Logo of the Ba'ath Party.
Formation1958
Extinction1966
Executive branch
President

The Military Committee of the Ba'ath party was a Syrian secret organization, initially consisting of 5 army officers who were supporters of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party, which later became the ruling military junta.

It was formed in February 1958, soon after creation of the United Arab Republic, a unification of Syria and Egypt. It came to power in Syria in March 1963 and disbanded at the end of February 1966.

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