What is Ba'ath Party?
The '''Ba'ath Party''' is a [[political party]] started in [[Syria]] in 1947. The word Ba’ath is an [[Arabic language|Arabic]] word which means ‘[[resurrection]] and renaissance’. The name refers to the main intention of the party which is ‘Arab unity and freedom from non-Arab control and domination’.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic|last=Wehr|first=Hans|edition=4|pages=80}}</ref> Baʿthism calls for the [[Arab world]] to be a single state. The Ba’ath Party was set up by [[Michel Aflaq]] (1910-1989) a Christian and [[Salah al-Din al-Bitar]] (1912-1980) a [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]] Muslim. Their political vision was a mixture of Arab [[nationalism]], Arab [[socialism]], and [[anti-imperialism]]. <ref>{{Cite journal|last=Devlin|first=John F.|date=December 1991|title=The Baath Party: Rise and Metamorphosis|url=https://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2165277|journal=The American Historical Review|volume=96|issue=5 |pages=1398|doi=10.2307/2165277 |jstor=2165277 }}</ref> By 1945, the Baathists decided to register their party to become an official party, but their application was rejected by the French [[mandate]] which administered Syria.<ref>{{Cite news|date=8 April 2022|title=Michel Aflaq founded Syria's Baath Party 75 years ago|work=TRTWORLD|url=https://www.trtworld.com/magazine/michel-aflaq-founded-syria-s-baath-party-75-years-ago-56175}}</ref> The theme ‘unity’ became an inspiration for [[Lebanon]], [[Jordan]] and other Arab countries in 1948-1951. The connection for Arab [[nationalism]] became attractive and popular and Baatism spread out all over the Arab region.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Devlin|first=John F.|date=December 1991|title=The Baath Party - Rise and Metamorphosis|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/2165277|journal=Oxford Journals|volume=96|issue=5|pages=1399|doi=10.2307/2165277|jstor=2165277|via=The American Historical Review}}</ref> The Arab Baʿth Party merged with the [[Arab Socialist Movement]], led by Akram al-Hawrani, in 1952 to form the [[Arab Socialist Baʿth Party]]. This was a relative s