Saddam Hussein - Wikipedia
WEBSaddam Hussein[c] (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.
Saddam Hussein | Biography, History, Death, Sons, & Facts
WEBSep 13, 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.
Saddam Hussein - Death, Policies & Family - Biography
WEBApr 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.
Execution of Saddam Hussein - Wikipedia
WEBSaddam 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 …
Saddam Hussein: Life, Death, and Legacy | History Cooperative
WEBNov 25, 2016 · Read all about the life of Saddam Hussein and how his rule affected Iraq and the world. Learn about his legacy and how Saddam Hussein died.
Biography of Saddam Hussein, Dictator of Iraq - ThoughtCo
WEBMay 15, 2019 · Saddam Hussein (April 28, 1937–December 30, 2006) was the ruthless dictator of Iraq from 1979 until 2003. He was the adversary of the United States during the Persian Gulf War and found himself once again …
Saddam Hussein, Defiant Dictator Who Ruled Iraq With Violence …
WEBDec 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...
Saddam Hussein Biography - life, family, childhood, children, …
WEBSaddam Hussein was born on April 28, 1937, in the village of Al-Awja, near Tikrit, a town just north of the city of Baghdad, in central Iraq. His father, Hussein 'Abd al-Majid, was a peasant sheepherder who by various accounts …
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WEBMay 18, 2018 · During the next decade, Hussein was the driving force behind an about-face in the Baghdad-based Baath Party ’ s definition of Pan-Arabism. From expressed readiness to sacrifice Iraq on the altar of the supreme pan-Arab causes, he steered party ideology and politics toward an Iraq-centered approach.
Saddam Hussein's trial was meant to be a symbol of a new ... - NPR
WEBMar 21, 2023 · MONTAGNE: The former Iraqi dictator faces charges of crimes against humanity for ordering a mass killing of Shiite men in 1982. AMOS: Bill Wiley, a Canadian war crimes investigator, was observing...