Execution of Saddam Hussein - Wikipedia
WEBThe 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 ...
[CNN] Saddam Hussein's Execution footage - YouTube
WEBThe first part of Saddam's hanging, caught on video. *The death scene has been edited out*.
Iraqis remember day Saddam Hussein was hanged | CNN
WEBDec 29, 2016 · On the morning of the start of Eid al-Adha on December 30, 2006, Saddam Hussein was hanged to death for committing crimes against humanity. It’s a day that will forever be entrenched in the...
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 executed | CBC News
WEBDec 31, 2006 · His sparring with UN weapons inspectors and three U.S. presidents frustrated the world community for more than a decade until his ouster. The body of Saddam Hussein was flown onboard a U.S....
BBC NEWS | Middle East | Saddam Hussein's last moments
WEBDec 31, 2006 · Saddam Hussein. Witness to Saddam death. Video shows execution taunts. Dressed in a white shirt and dark suit and overcoat, he was handcuffed with his hands in front of him and carried a copy of...
Saddam Hussein executed, ending era in Iraq - NBC News
WEBDec 29, 2006 · The execution came 56 days after a court convicted Saddam and sentenced him to death for his role in the killings of 148 Shiite Muslims from Dujail. Iraq’s highest court rejected Saddam’s ...
Timeline: Saddam's Violent Road to Execution - NPR
WEBDec 29, 2006 · Saddam Hussein has a long history of using violence to achieve political ends. Read a selective list of events from his life, including milestones leading up to his trial, death sentence and ...
Execution of Saddam Hussein - Wikiwand
WEBThe 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...
Saddam Hussein Is Sentenced to Death - The New York Times
WEBBAGHDAD, Nov. 5 — An Iraqi special tribunal today convicted Saddam Hussein of crimes against humanity and sentenced him to death by hanging for the brutal repression of a Shiite town in the 1980...