 Following the exile of the National Command , some of its members , including Hafiz , convened the 9th Ba 'ath National Congress ( to differentiate it from the Syrian " 9th National Congress " ) and elected a new National Command , with Aflaq , who did not attend the congress , as the National Command 's Secretary General . For those like Bitar and Razzaz , the exile from Syria was too hard , and they left the party . Aflaq moved to Brazil , remaining there till 1968 . 
