Officially formed in 1947, it split in 1963 into a progressive faction under Nurredin Atassi and a nationalist one under Hafez al-Assad, the latter of which forcibly won control over its home nation of Syria.
Its political doctrines originated in the writings of Michel Aflaq, who sought to encourage ethnic unity and a non-Marxist brand of socialism. Officially formed in 1947, it split in 1963 into a progressive faction under Nurredin Atassi and a nationalist one under Hafez al-Assad, the latter of which forcibly won control over its home nation of Syria. For 10 points, name this party whose other branch was controlled by Saddam Hussein.
Its political doctrines originated in the writings of Michel Aflaq, who sought to encourage ethnic unity and a non-Marxist brand of socialism.
{Ba’ath} Party