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Saddam Hussein

Saddam Hussein (28 April 1937 – 30 December 2006) was an Iraqi politician and revolutionary who served as the fifth president of Iraq from 1979 until his overthrow in 2003 during the Iraq war. He previously served as the vice president from 1968 to 1979 and also as the prime minister from 1979 to 1991 and later from 1994 to 2003. A leading member of the…

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Education
Cairo University University of Baghdad
Allegiance
Ba'athist Iraq
Battles/wars
Second Iraqi–Kurdish War · Iran–Iraq War · Gulf War · 1991 Iraqi uprisings · Iraq War (POW) 2003 invasion of Iraq
Born
Saddam Husayn Abd al-Majid al-Tikritiyy (1937-04-28)28 April 1937[a] Al-Awja, Iraq
Branch/service
Iraqi Armed Forces
Children
Uday · Qusay · Raghad · Rana · Hala

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Early life and education

Rise to power

Vice presidency (1968–1979)

Presidency (1979–2003)

2003 invasion and war

Personal life and family

Honors and awards

Political and cultural image

Reception and legacy

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Saddam Hussein

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Saddam Hussein

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related to Personal life and family · 62
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related to Early life and education · 35
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related to Later years: 1990s to 2003 · 29
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related to External links · 19
Saddam Hussein → Affairs Digital ArchivesFederal Bureau, Appearances, Archived, BBC NewsThe Saddam Hussein, C-SPAN, Dean Peter Krogh Foreign, Government, Investigation Records, Iran, Iraq, Iraq War, May, National Security Archive, Saddam Hussein Profile, September, Sourcebook, The George Washington University, The Vault, Wayback Machine
see also · 10
Saddam Hussein → Biography, East, History, Hussein's, Iraq, Iraqis, List, Saddam HusseinUS, US, World War IMost-wanted Iraqi
Succeeded by · 8
Saddam Hussein → Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr, Izzat Ibrahim ad-Douri, Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, Jalal Talabani (2005), Jay Garner (as Director of the Office for Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance of Iraq), Mohammad Bahr al-Ulloum (as Acting President of the Governing Council of Iraq), Office abolished, Sa'dun Hammadi
Battles/wars · 6
Saddam Hussein → 1991 Iraqi uprisings, 2003 invasion of Iraq, Gulf War, Iran–Iraq War, Iraq War (POW) 2003 invasion of Iraq, Second Iraqi–Kurdish War
Children · 6
Saddam Hussein → Ali, Hala, Qusay, Raghad, Rana, Uday
Prime Minister · 4
Saddam Hussein → Ahmad Husayn as-Samarrai (1993–1994), Himself (1979–1991, 1994–2003), Mohammed Hamza Zubeidi (1991–1993), Sa'dun Hammadi (1991)

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Saddam HusseinAllegianceBa'athist Iraq1.00infobox
Saddam HusseinBattles/warsSecond Iraqi–Kurdish War1.00infobox
Saddam HusseinBattles/warsIran–Iraq War1.00infobox
Saddam HusseinBattles/warsGulf War1.00infobox
Saddam HusseinBattles/wars1991 Iraqi uprisings1.00infobox
Saddam HusseinBattles/warsIraq War (POW) 2003 invasion of Iraq1.00infobox
Saddam HusseinBattles/wars2003 invasion of Iraq1.00infobox
Saddam HusseinBornSaddam Husayn Abd al-Majid al-Tikritiyy (1937-04-28)28 April 1937[a] Al-Awja, Iraq1.00infobox
Saddam HusseinBranch/serviceIraqi Armed Forces1.00infobox
Saddam HusseinChildrenUday1.00infobox
Saddam HusseinChildrenQusay1.00infobox
Saddam HusseinChildrenRaghad1.00infobox
Saddam HusseinChildrenRana1.00infobox
Saddam HusseinChildrenHala1.00infobox
Saddam HusseinChildrenAli1.00infobox
Saddam HusseinConvictionCrimes against humanity during the Dujail massacre1.00infobox
Saddam HusseinCriminal penaltyDeath by hanging1.00infobox
Saddam HusseinCriminal statusExecuted by hanging1.00infobox
Saddam HusseinDate apprehended13 December 20031.00infobox
Saddam HusseinDeputyTariq Aziz1.00infobox
Saddam HusseinDied30 December 2006(2006-12-30) (aged 69) Baghdad, Iraq1.00infobox
Saddam HusseinEducationCairo University University of Baghdad1.00infobox
Saddam HusseinImprisoned atCamp Cropper1.00infobox
Saddam HusseinNational SecretaryMichel Aflaq (until 1989)1.00infobox
Saddam HusseinNational SecretaryHimself (from 1989)1.00infobox
Saddam HusseinNicknameAbu Uday1.00infobox
Saddam HusseinPartyBa'ath Party (1957–1966)1.00infobox
Saddam HusseinPartyIraqi Ba'ath Party (1966–2006)1.00infobox
Saddam HusseinPreceded byAhmed Hassan al-Bakr1.00infobox
Saddam HusseinPreceded byAhmad Husayn Khudayir as-Samarrai1.00infobox

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