From 65438 to 0957, Saddam joined the Arab Baath Socialist Party. From 65438 to 0959, Saddam studied law at Baghdad University. At that time, he read a lot of biographies of leaders and cultivated strong Arab nationalism. He took an active part in political and social activities and became the core figure of the student movement. 1959 10 he was ordered by the Baath party to assassinate Kassem, the military dictatorship leader who was then prime minister, together with nine other youths. Their assassination failed, and Saddam was arrested and imprisoned for being shot in the leg. In the cell, he endured the pain and dug out the bullet in his leg with a razor. Shortly after his recovery, he miraculously escaped from prison and fled back to his hometown. Unwilling to be lonely, he left his hometown again and ran around alone, encountering many difficulties. Forced by the situation, he decided to leave Iraq, ride a donkey across the vast desert, go through all the difficulties and flee to Syria. He stayed in Syria for a while and found it difficult to achieve anything, so he decided to go to Egypt to meet President Nasser. He was told that President Nasser appreciated his feat.
1960 In February, Saddam entered Cairo University in Egypt to study law. While studying at Cairo University, he continued to engage in political activities. At the end of 1962, he was a leading member of the Cairo branch of Baath Party. 1February 8, 963, Baath Party staged a coup in Iraq and overthrew the Kassem regime. After the coup, Saddam Hussein immediately returned to China and served as deputy secretary of the regional leadership department of the Baath Party, in charge of the work of the Central Farmers Bureau. 1963165438+10, Aref, a soldier without party affiliation, came to power and became president, excluding the Baath party, which was forced to go underground. Saddam Hussein took an active part in activities against Aref's rule. 1964 10, was found secretly transporting weapons into the country in the Syrian border area, and was arrested and imprisoned again. Saddam lived in prison for two years, escaped from prison again and continued his activities to overthrow the Aref regime.
1968 On July 17, the Baath Party Young Officers Group headed by Ahmed Hassan Bakr launched a successful military coup and overthrew the Aref regime. Baath Party came to power again, with Becker as president. Saddam Hussein was highly valued by Becker and rose to the highest level. 1968165438+10 In October, Saddam served as the vice chairman of the Iraqi Revolutionary Command Committee and the deputy secretary of the Iraqi Baath Party. 1970, was elected as a member of the national leading body at the 10 Congress of the Baath Party. 1976 65438+ 10, Saddam was awarded the rank of general. 1In July, 1977, he became the Deputy Secretary-General of the National Leading Body of Baath Party. 1In July, 979, President Becker resigned due to illness, and Saddam took over as president. At the same time, he also served as general secretary of the Baath Party's regional leading body, chairman of the Revolutionary Command Committee and commander-in-chief of the armed forces. And in May 1994, he became the Prime Minister of the Cabinet, gathering the strength of the party, government and army.