Because of their efforts Mohammed Yehdih Ould Breideleil, the Ba'ath leader, was appointed Minister of Information for a short period in 1984.

Under the rule of Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla, the Ba'ath were harassed, and in between 1982 and 1983 55 Ba'athists were arrested by the Government.

However, by 1986–1987 the Ba'athists had managed to infiltrate the officer corps and the enlisted ranks, making them a threat to Ould Taya and his regime.

Ould Taya, with Saddam Hussein's approval, expelled and banned Ba'athist personnel in the military in 1988.

With Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, the Ba'ath party lost its popular appeal, and the financial aid from the Iraqi embassy dried up.

Kabry Ould Taleb Jiddou, the party's leader, was rewarded the office of Secretary of State by the newly elected Government because of his electoral campaign.

[3] The branch supports full Arabization of the country, a view considered racist by critics.