Saddam Hussein - Wikipedia
WEBSaddam Hussein (28 April 1937 – 30 December 2006) was an Iraqi politician and revolutionary who served as the fifth president of Iraq from 1979 to 2003. He also served as prime minister of Iraq from 1979 to 1991 and later from 1994 to 2003.
Saddam Hussein | Biography, History, Death, Sons, & Facts
WEBSaddam Hussein (born April 28, 1937, Al-ʿAwjah, Iraq—died December 30, 2006, Baghdad) was the president of Iraq (1979–2003) whose brutal rule was marked by …
Saddam Hussein - Death, Policies & Family - Biography
WEBSaddam Hussein was a secularist who rose through the Baath political party to assume a dictatorial presidency. Under his rule, segments of the populace enjoyed the benefits of …
1979 Ba'ath Party Purge - Wikipedia
WEBThe 1979 Ba'ath Party Purge (Arabic: تطهير حزب البعث)`, also called the Comrades Massacre (Arabic: مجزرة الرفاق), was a public purge of the Iraqi Ba'ath Party orchestrated on 22 July …
Ba‘ath Party | History, Ideology, & Movement | Britannica
WEBBa‘ath Party, Pan-Arabist political party advocating the formation of a single Arab socialist nation, founded in Damascus by Michel Aflaq and Salah al-Din Bitar. It became the …
Saddam Hussein: how a deadly purge of opponents set up his …
WEBAbout a hundred unsuspecting Ba'athist party members sat listening to their newly installed president, Saddam Hussein, denouncing a conspiracy against him.
Ba'athist Iraq - Wikipedia
WEBBy the mid-to-late 1970s, Saddam's power within the Ba'ath Party and the government grew; he became de facto leader of the country, although al-Bakr remained as president, …
The Archives of Saddam Hussein's Baʿth Party and the Politics of ...
WEBMore than seventeen years after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein's regime and the forceful termination of the Baʿth Party's rule over Iraq, these statements spoke to the …
Ba’ath Party archives reveal brutality of Saddam Hussein’s rule
WEBA comprehensive archive documenting Saddam Hussein’s rule reveals the inner workings of brutal authoritarian rule, and it is helping both scholars and government …
The Rise of the Baʿth Party (Chapter 1) - Saddam Hussein's Ba'th …
WEBThe ascent of the Baʿth Party, five years after its first brief interlude in power, was the result of a combination of historical, economic, and social factors that had led to instability and …
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