Saddam Hussein From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia. (Redirected from Saddam) Saddam Hussein Enlarge Saddam Hussein Saddām Hussein ʻAbd al-Majid al-Tikrītī (Often spelled Husayn or Hussain; Arabic صدام حسين عبدالمجيد التكريتي; born April 28‚ 1937 1) was President of Iraq from 1979 to 2003. A rising star in the revolutionary Ba’ath
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The Life of Saddam Hussein Saddam Hussein was born on April 28th 1937 in Al-Awja‚ a small Iraqi town. At a young age Hussain fled from his abusive father to live with his uncle who was a devoted Sunni Muslim. His uncle had Saddam attend a nationalist secondary school and after graduating Hussein studied law for three years but didn ’t earn a degree until he was older. At the age of 20 Hussein joined the Arab Ba’ath Socialist Party also known as ABSP. After receiving six months of jail time 5 years
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Saddam Hussein was born on April 28‚ 1938. His mother attempted suicide while pregnant with him. He was considered useless to her because he was the only child with no father‚ nor anymore siblings. When growing up‚ he was abused by his stepfather. He looked up to his uncle for advise and help. Throughout his childhood he was arrested for stealing and even killing his teacher at just 10 years old. He was truly a killer from birth. Somehow‚ in his 20s‚ Saddam enrolled in law school in Egypt‚ where
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Saddam De Facto Saddam Hussein was unarguably the world’s most feared and powerful leaders. He ruled with an iron fist‚ his actions have caused fear and hate among the Iraqi citizens he ruled and people around the world. He ruled by oppression‚ with supremacy‚ committing atrocious acts such as testing chemical and biological weapons on the innocent civilians of his own country. During his time in power‚ he blatantly violated nearly all the United Nations laws that pertained to his country‚ and
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Almost everything Saddam Hussein did for the world wasn’t good‚ when the Gulf War ended in 1991‚ the United Nations resolved that the economic embargo on Iraq would be lifted if Iraq destroyed its chemical‚ biological and nuclear weapons programs within six months. Iraq refused to do so. So it made oil soar high in price. He made oil and gas prices soar throughout the whole world and made everyone suffer from high gas prices and us Americans and Canadians were and are now seeing it at the pumps.
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Saddam Hussein Saddam Hussein was president of Iraq for a period of twenty-four years. He was the son of Subha Tulfah al-Musallat and Hussein Abid al-Majid. He was a dictator from the year of 1979-2003. his nickname was “the madman of the Middle East”. He was from Tikrit‚ Iraq and He was born in Al-Awjac‚ Iraq‚ on April 28‚ 1937‚ and he died on December 30‚ 2006‚ Saddam Hussein was known for using terror against his own people of Iraq. His aweful reign has been known to all making as the “Reign
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Thesis Statement: Saddam Hussein’s actions and brutality towards the Iraqi people prompted the U.S. and other forces to invade Iraq. Body Saddam Hussein’s early life affected his life as a political leader and president. Saddam was born in poverty in a mud hut (9) His full name was Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti (5) Before he was born his father left their family and his brother died from cancer (5) His stepfather made his life hard but then Saddam ran away to his uncle (4) Saddam Hussein’s uncle
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draw back from Iraq—yet still leaving Saddam Hussein as the Iraq leader. September 11‚ 2001 marks the day that thousands of Americans lost their lives‚ due to an attack schemed by Osama bin Laden. With the notion that Saddam Hussein had been fully involved with Osama bin Laden and an even stronger belief that Iraq had reconstituted its nuclear weapon program‚ on March 3‚ 2003 George W. Bush with the consent of Congress‚ declared the American Invasion of Saddam Hussein’s Iraq. With every subsequent
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country based on fear. B. Adolf Hitler was a very powerful and ruthless dictator who was a brilliant‚ but sick minded person. C. Saddam Hussein was another very powerful ruler who used fear tactics to gain and maintain power. D. Adolf Hitler and Saddam Hussein both were extremely cruel rulers that were feared by many people. E. Adolf Hitler and Saddam Hussein are similar in foreign policies‚ unification of followers‚ political affiliations‚ invasions‚ crimes against humanity‚ and religious
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Saddam Hussein of Iraq and Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia were two very imposing dictators who ruled their nations cruelly and powerfully. Their tactics worked in the short run to superficially hold together ethnic tensions. However‚ both countries violently imploded from decades of internal repression after Tito died in 1980 and Saddam was captured in 2003. Saddam Hussein was born in 1937 into a very troubled household. His brother and father died shortly before his birth‚ and his mother refused to
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