ngs didn't go as planned, Hussein fled to Egypt in fear of losing his life and stayed there four years, finishing his high school education. From February of 1963 to November 1963, the first Ba'th regime was established, but when the regime collapsed in November, Saddam took charge of organizing a Ba'th security organization named "Jikaz Haneen." This later became the core of the dreaded security apparatus under the Ba'th regime after 1968.
             The second Ba'th regime took control between July 17, 1968 and July 30, 1968. A bloodless plot by senior Arab Nationalist officers and retired Ba'th officers overthrew the regime of President Abdal-Rahman Afif. At this time, Saddam was the Deputy Security General of the Ba'th party, but he played a minor role in the coup. Ahmed Hassen Al-Bakr, a relative of Hussein, became president and chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council (RCC).
             Hussein carried out a plot to get rid of the rival faction (Arab Nationalist officers) in the coup. In the fall of 1968, p
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