 Complete the following phrase:  After dismissing al-Bakr in 1979, Saddam officially succeeded him as the fifth President of Iraq, Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council, as well as Prime Minister and General Secretary of the Regional Command of the Baath Party. Saddams seizure of power occurred during a wave of anti-government protests in Iraq, which were led by Shias. The Baath Party, which was officially secular in nature, harshly repressed the protests. Another policy change during this time was in Iraqs foreign policy towards Iran, a Shia-majority country which had recently undergone 