Original sentence: A leading member of the revolutionary Ba'ath Party, which espoused secular pan-Arabism, economic modernization, and socialism, Saddam (see  regarding names) played a key role in the bloodless 1968 coup that brought the party to power
Edited sentence: A rising star in the revolutionary Ba'ath Party, which espoused secular pan-Arabism, economic modernization, and socialism, Saddam (see  regarding names) played a key role in the bloodless 1968 coup that brought the party to power