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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. Updated: Apr 14, 2021 Photo:...
May 2, 2024 · Iraq’s leader, Saddam Hussein, ordered the invasion and occupation of Kuwait with the apparent aim of acquiring that nation’s large oil reserves, canceling a large debt Iraq owed. Saddam Hussein, also spelled Ṣaddām Ḥusayn , (born April 28, 1937, Al-ʿAwjah, Iraq—died Dec. 30, 2006, Baghdad), President of Iraq (1979–2003).
Dec 30, 2006 · Denounced by an informant, they had been the two most wanted men in Iraq after their father. Saddam Hussein in court as he received the death sentence on Nov. 5 for his role in the killing in...
Mar 17, 2023 · BAGHDAD (AP) — It’s been 20 years since the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq began. Here are some key dates from the invasion and following developments. March 20, 2003: The invasion is launched, and Baghdad is attacked with missiles and bombs in an attempt to target Saddam Hussein and bring down the government.
Dec 31, 2006 · During his 23-year reign of terror, Saddam Hussein (pictured at left in 1983) was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people. On Dec. 30, Iraqi authorities executed Saddam for ...
Saddam Hussein (28 April 1937 – 30 December 2006) was an Iraqi politician and revolutionary who was the fifth president of Iraq, from July 1979 to April 2003. He was 58th and 61st prime minister of Iraq, serving respectively from July 1979 to March 1991 and from May 1994 to April 2003.
Jul 15, 2019 · Saddam Hussein was born on April 28, 1937, in Tikrit, Iraq. He was born into a family of peasants, but managed to rise to the highest levels of power in Iraq within his lifetime. Given the name Saddam, which means "one who confronts", Hussein attended Al-Karh high school in Baghdad, and studied law at Baghdad Law College before joining the ...
