De-Ba'athification
Sign in to savethumb|250x250px|One of the earliest manifestations of de-Ba'athification in Iraq was the destruction of imagery associated with Saddam Hussein '''De-Ba'athification (; sometimes called de-Saddamization''') refers to a policy undertaken in Iraq by the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) and subsequent Iraqi governments to remove the Iraqi Ba'ath Party's influence in the new Iraqi political system after the U.S.-led invasion in 2003. It was considered by the CPA to be Ba'athist Iraq's equivalent to Nazi Germany's denazification after World War II. It was first outlined in CPA Order 1 which ent
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- Goal of policy
- Formation
- Drafting and planning phase
- Architects of the policy
- Precedents
- 100 Orders
- Order No. 1
- Order No. 2
- Order No. 4
- Order No. 5
- Order Memorandum No. 7
- Order No. 100
- Implementation and enforcement
- Order No. 1 Memorandum
- Enforcement Methods
- Delegation of Enforcement Powers
- Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA)
- De-Ba'athification Council (IDC)
- Criteria for punitive action
- Impact
- Affected occupations
- Military
- Public servants
- Education
- Political impact
- Parties
- Representation
- Sunnis
- Shi'a
- Kurds
- Elections and candidates
- Beneficiaries
- Politicians and Dissidents
- Economic impact
- Lost productivity
- Lack of basic services
- Government competency
- Unemployment
- Pensions
- Social impact
- Crime
- Unrest
- Sectarian relations
- Security impact
- Growth of insurgency
- Repeal and transfer of authority
- Transfer of authority from Coalition Provisional Authority to Iraqi Interim Government
- Revised de-Ba'athification
- Gradual process of reintegrating Ba'athists
- Accountability and Justice Act (2008)
- Criticism
- Post-Assad era in Syria
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
thumb|250x250px|One of the earliest manifestations of de-Ba'athification in Iraq was the destruction of imagery associated with Saddam Hussein '''De-Ba'athification (; sometimes called de-Saddamization''') refers to a policy undertaken in Iraq by the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) and subsequent Iraqi governments to remove the Iraqi Ba'ath Party's influence in the new Iraqi political system after the U.S.-led invasion in 2003. It was considered by the CPA to be Ba'athist Iraq's equivalent to Nazi Germany's denazification after World War II. It was first outlined in CPA Order 1 which entered into force on 16 May 2003. The order declared that all public sector employees affiliated with the Ba'ath Party were to be removed from their positions and to be banned from any future employment in the public sector.
The policy was highly controversial among many American academics, institutions, government, military, and international media and debate outlets. The policy under the CPA was officially rescinded on 28 June 2004 as part of the transfer of sovereignty to the Iraqi Interim Government two days later. However, elements of the policy continued under the Iraqi Governing Council and later under the elected Iraqi Parliament.
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