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Saddam Hussein (28 April 1937 – 30 December 2006) was an Iraqi politician and revolutionary who served as the fifth president of Iraq from 1979 to 2003. He also served as prime minister of Iraq from 1979 to 1991 and later from 1994 to 2003.
Jul 1, 2024 · Saddam Hussein, the controversial Iraqi leader known for his iron-fisted rule and involvement in regional conflicts, left a lasting impact on Middle Eastern history with his reign marked by oppression and international tensions.
Apr 2, 2014 · Saddam Hussein was president of Iraq for more than two decades and is seen as a figurehead of the country's military conflicts with Iran and the United States.
The execution of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein took place on 30 December 2006. Saddam was sentenced to death by hanging , after being convicted of crimes against humanity by the Iraqi Special Tribunal for the Dujail massacre —the killing of 148 Iraqi Shi'ites in the town of Dujail —in 1982, in retaliation for an assassination ...
Saddam Hussein, also spelled Ṣaddām Ḥusayn, (born April 28, 1937, Al-ʿAwjah, Iraq—died Dec. 30, 2006, Baghdad), President of Iraq (1979–2003). He joined the Baʿth Party in 1957.
Oct 17, 2013 · Ten years ago on December 14, 2003, U.S. troops found former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein hiding in a farmhouse cellar, or "spider hole," in Adwar, Iraq. Hussein's capture eventually led...
Dec 30, 2006 · The despot, known as Saddam, had oppressed Iraq for more than 30 years, unleashing devastating regional wars and reducing his once promising, oil-rich nation to a claustrophobic police state.
Saddam Hussein led Iraq from 1979 to 2003. During his rule he projected an image of himself as Iraq’s most influential leader and a courageous moderniser, but at the same time his repressive regime killed thousands of people.
Dec 31, 2006 · The body of Saddam Hussein was flown onboard a U.S. plane to his family hometown of Tikrit on Saturday, where it was handed over to tribal leaders for burial, a defence lawyer said.
Dec 30, 2006 · Saddam Hussein's reign was brought to a violent end and he disappeared after the fall of Baghdad on 9 April, becoming the US military's most wanted fugitive in Iraq. Captured....
