An expression used in Arab politics by several governments, to give a "revolutionary" touch to an internal political or bureaucratic power struggle, and also to indicate continued adherence to the ideals of an earlier revolution despite the overthrow of its previous leadership and/or major policy changes. In the cases presented below, the "revolution" amounted to little more than rhetorical cover for a coup d'êtat within the ruling elite. Compare/contrast with the Maoist cultural revolution in China, where violent ideological battles were fused with an intra-party power struggle. The Arabs (Arabic: عرب Ê»arab) are an originally Arabian ethnicity widespread in the Middle East and North Africa. ... Jump to: navigation, search Look up Revolution on Wiktionary, the free dictionary This article is about revolution in the sense of a drastic change. ... A coup détat (pronounced kÅ« dā ta), or simply a coup, is the sudden overthrow of a government, usually done by a small group that just replaces the top power figures. ... Maoism or Mao Zedong Thought (Chinese: 毛澤東思想, pinyin: Máo Zédōng Sīxiǎng), also called Marxism-Leninism–Mao Zedong Thought or Marxism-Leninism-Maoism (MLM), is a variant of communism derived from the teachings of Mao Zedong (1893–1976). ... Jump to: navigation, search A poster during the Cultural Revolution. ...

1. The Corrective Revolution was the name of Anwar Sadat's change of policies after assuming power in Egypt, after the death of Nasser. His ascent to power began in October 1970 and the Corrective Revolution reached full bloom in early 1971. It involved purging anti-Sadat government members, often considered pro-Soviet and leftwing, and drumming up popular support by presenting the takeover as a continuation of the 1952 revolution, while at the same time radically changing track on issues of foreign policy, economy and ideology. Jump to: navigation, search Anwar Sadat. ... Gamal Abdel Nasser (Arabic: جمال عبد الناصر) Gamal Abdel Nasser (January 15, 1918 - September 28, 1970) was the second President of Egypt after Muhammad Naguib and is considered one of the most important Arab leaders in history. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) (Russian: Союз Советских Социалистических Республик (СССР)  listen; tr. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

2. The Corrective Revolution is also the name used for the military-pragmatist faction's takeover within the Baath party regime of Syria in 1970, bringing Hafez al-Assad to power. It was directed against the dominant ultra-leftwing faction of the party, and to a large extent provoked by what Assad and his supporters saw as adventureous and irresponsible foreign policies (notably the Syrian intervention in the Black September conflict in Jordan). Baath Party flag The Ba‘ath Parties (also spelled Baath or Ba‘th; Arabic: اﻟﺒﻌﺚ) comprise political parties representing the political face of the Ba‘ath movement. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Hafez al-Assad Hafez al-Assad (October 6, 1930 - June 10, 2000) was the President of Syria from 1971 to 2000. ... The expression Black September may refer to: Black September, a Palestinian paramilitary organization The Black September in Jordan, a conflict between Palestinian militant organizations and Hashemite King Hussein of Jordan that began in September 1970 and ended in July 1971 with the expulsion of the PLO to Lebanon. ...