 Complete the following phrase:  Al-Bakr first rose to prominence after the 14 July Revolution, which overthrew the monarchy. In the newly established government, he was involved in improving IraqiSoviet relations. In 1959 al-Bakr was forced to resign from the Iraqi military; the then Iraqi government accused him of anti-government activities. Following his forced retirement, he became the chairman of the Baath Partys Iraqi branchs Military Bureau. Through this office he recruited members to the Baathist cause through patronage and cronyism. Prime Minister Abd al-Karim Qasim was overthrown in the 