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On 5 November 2006, Saddam was sentenced to death by hanging. On 26 December, Saddam's appeal was rejected and the death sentence upheld. No further appeals were taken and Saddam was ordered executed within 30 days of that date. The date and place of the execution were secret until the sentence was carried out. [4]
Dec 30, 2006 · BAGHDAD, Saturday, Dec. 30 — Saddam Hussein, the dictator who led Iraq through three decades of brutality, war and bombast before American forces chased him from his capital city and captured...
Dec 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 ...
Succession. In 1976, Saddam rose to the position of general in the Iraqi armed forces, and rapidly became the strongman of the government. As the ailing, elderly al-Bakr became unable to execute his duties, Saddam took on an increasingly prominent role as the face of the government both internally and externally.
Dec 30, 2006 · A Baghdad newscast reported the news of Saddam Hussein's execution earlier in the day with details of the hanging and the disposal of the body. Interviews with officials were shown, as well...
Dec 30, 2006 · BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Saddam Hussein, the former Iraqi dictator who spent his last years in captivity after his ruthless regime was toppled by the U.S.-led coalition in 2003, was hanged...
Dec 30, 2006 · Saddam Hussein was executed at dawn today following his conviction by an Iraqi court for crimes against humanity. The death sentence was carried out at a former military intelligence...
