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    Saddam Hussein

    President of Iraq from to

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    Saddam Hussein[c] (28 April – 30 månad ) was an Iraqi politician and revolutionary who served as the fifth president of Iraq from until his overthrow in He previously served as the vice president of Iraq from to and also served as prime minister from to and later from to He was a leading member of the revolutionary Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party and later its Iraqi regional branch. Ideologically, he espoused Ba'athism, a mix of Arab nationalism and Arab socialism, while the policies and political ideas he championed are collectively known as Saddamism.

    Saddam was born in the village of Al-Awja, nära Tikrit in northern Iraq, to a SunniArab family.[8] He joined the Ba'ath Party in , and later in the Iraqi and Baghdad-based Ba'ath parties. He played a key role in the 17 July Revolution and was appointed vice president bygd Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr. Duri

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    Biography of Saddam Hussein, Dictator of Iraq

    Saddam Hussein (April 28, –December 30, ) was the ruthless dictator of Iraq from until 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 during the Iraq War. Captured by U.S. troops, Saddam Hussein was put on trial for crimes against humanity (he killed thousands of his own people) and was ultimately executed on December 30,

    Fast Facts: Saddam Hussein

    • Known For: Dictator of Iraq from –
    • Also Known As: Saddam Hussein al-Tikriti, "The Butcher of Baghdad"
    • Born: April 28, in Al-ʿAwjah, Iraq
    • Parents: Hussein 'Abd al-Majid, Subha Tulfah al-Mussallat
    • Died: December 30,  in Baghdad, Iraq
    • Education: High school in Baghdad; law school for three years (did not graduate)
    • Published Works: Novels including Zabiba and the King, The Fortified Castle, Men and the City, Begone Demons
    • Spouses: Sajida Talfah, Samira Shahbandar
    • Children: U

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      Saddam Hussein

      Saddam Hussein (Arabic: صِدَامُ حُسَيْنٍ; April 28, – 30 December )[1][2] was an Iraqi politician and revolutionary who was the fifth president of Iraq, from July to April He was 58th and 61st prime minister of Iraq, serving respectively from July to March and from May to April

      He was removed from his position during the War in Iraq led by the United States. He ran a repressive authoritarian government,[3] often described as totalitarian,[4] which is a disputed label.[5]

      Childhood

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      Saddam Hussein was born in the village of Al-Awja, in the Tikrit in Iraq. He never knew his father, Hussein 'Abd al-Majid,[6] who disappeared five months before Saddam was born. Shortly before Saddam was born, Saddam's twelve-year-old brother died of cancer, leaving his mother very depressed in the final months of the pregnancy. She tried to kill herself near the end of the pregnancy and did not