Saddam Hussein - Wikipedia
WEBSaddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti (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
WEBApr 24, 2024 · Saddam Hussein (born April 28, 1937, Al-ʿAwjah, Iraq—died December 30, 2006, Baghdad) was the president of Iraq (1979–2003) whose brutal rule was marked by costly and unsuccessful wars against neighbouring countries. Early life. Saddam, the son of peasants, was born in a village near the city of Tikrīt in northern Iraq.
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 ...
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. Updated: Apr 14, 2021. Photo:...
Saddam Hussein, Defiant Dictator Who Ruled Iraq With Violence …
WEBDec. 30, 2006. The hanging of Saddam Hussein ended the life of one of the most brutal tyrants in recent history and negated the fiction that he himself maintained even as the gallows loomed —...
Biography of Saddam Hussein, Dictator of Iraq - ThoughtCo
WEBMay 15, 2019 · Jennifer Rosenberg. Updated on May 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 at odds with the U.S. in 2003 during the Iraq War.
Saddam Hussein summary | Britannica
WEBLast Updated: May 2, 2024. Below is the article summary. For the full article, see Saddam Hussein . Saddam Hussein, also spelled Ṣaddām Ḥusayn, (born April 28, 1937, Al-ʿAwjah, Iraq—died Dec. 30, 2006, Baghdad), President of Iraq (1979–2003). He …
20 years on, was removing Saddam Hussein worth the war in Iraq?
WEBExactly 20 years ago, on March 20, 2003, the United States launched a ground invasion of Iraq, promising to end the rule of President Saddam Hussein and destroy alleged weapons of mass...
Saddam Hussein: how a deadly purge of opponents set up his …
WEBJul 22, 2019 · EPA. Saddam Hussein: how a deadly purge of opponents set up his ruthless dictatorship. Published: July 22, 2019 11:48am EDT. The scene, a large smoke-filled room in Baghdad 40 years ago on July...
Why did the US and allies invade Iraq, 20 years ago? - BBC News
WEBOn 20 March 2003, US and allied forces invaded Iraq and toppled Saddam Hussein's regime. The US said Iraq had weapons of mass destruction and was a threat to international peace, but most...
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