give me a breif history of Saddam Hussein?

Answer 1

He lived.
He died.
Cant get any briefer than that.

Answer 2

Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti (Arabic: صدام حسين عبد المجيد التكريتي Ṣaddām Ḥussayn ʿAbd al-Majīd al-Tikrītī[1]; April 28, 1937[2] – December 30, 2006[3]), was the President of Iraq from July 16, 1979, until April 9, 2003.[4] [5]

As vice president under his cousin, General Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr, Saddam tightly controlled conflict between the government and the armed forces by creating repressive security forces and cementing his own authority over the apparatus of government.

As president and head of the Baath Party, Saddam espoused secular pan-Arabism, economic modernization, and Arab socialism. Meanwhile, he consolidated one-party rule and maintained power through the Iran-Iraq War (1980–1988) and the Gulf War (1991). Saddam repressed movements he deemed threatening to the stability of Iraq, particularly those of ethnic or religious groups that sought independence or autonomy, such as Iraq's Shi'a Muslim, Kurdish and Iraqi Turkmen populations.

Saddam's government collapsed as a result of the 2003 invasion of Iraq by an international coalition led by the United States, and he was captured by American forces on December 13, 2003. On November 5, 2006, he was convicted of crimes against humanity by the Iraq Special Tribunal and was sentenced to death by hanging.[6]

On December 26, 2006, Saddam's appeal was rejected and the death sentence upheld. He was executed in front of lawyers, officials, and a doctor at approximately 06:06 AM Baghdad time (03:06 UTC) on December 30, 2006, according to Iraqi television.[7]

Answer 3

Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti (Arabic: صدام حسين عبد المجيد التكريتي Ṣaddām Ḥussayn ʿAbd al-Majīd al-Tikrītī[1]; April 28, 1937[2] – December 30, 2006[3]), was the President of Iraq from July 16, 1979, until April 9, 2003.[4] [5]

As vice president under his cousin, General Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr, Saddam tightly controlled conflict between the government and the armed forces by creating repressive security forces and cementing his own authority over the apparatus of government.

As president and a dictator [6][7][8][9] he led Iraq as head of the Baath Party, practiced one-party rule, censorship and instigated violent repressions against Iraq's (majority) Shi'a Muslim, Kurdish, Marsh Arab and Iraqi Turkmen populations. He espoused secular pan-Arabism, economic modernization, and Arab socialism.

Saddam's government collapsed as a result of the 2003 invasion of Iraq by an international coalition led by the United States, and he was captured by American forces on December 13, 2003. On November 5, 2006, he was convicted of crimes against humanity by the Iraq Special Tribunal and was sentenced to death by hanging.[10]

On December 26, 2006, Saddam's appeal was rejected and the death sentence upheld. He was hanged in front of lawyers, officials, and a doctor at approximately 06:06 AM Baghdad time (03:06 UTC) on December 30, 2006, according to Iraqi television

Answer 4

He was involved in a failed assassination of previous Iraqi president. He lived in exile for a while.

He had the heads cut off of a couple of his sons-in-laws. The wives of those two guys went into exile/hiding (keep in mind, those were his daughters).

Rumored to actually be married to 3 women--at least 2 of them at the same time. A fact that the Iraqi government tried to keep quiet.

So basically, and briefly, he was a guy that thought the laws and rules were meant for everyone else, not him.

Answer 5

with the aid of fact it does not in good shape into the message of Bush protecting the rustic against terrorists and people who supported it like Saddam. bypass to you-tube, and verify out the speech that Senator Al Gore introduced while he grew to become into working for President in 1992. additionally seem up kinds of international Terrorism 1994. additionally, the individuals who tried to explode the international commerce center the 1st time fled to Iraq as quickly as they left the U. S.. additionally verify out the tests that Saddam gave to families of homicide bombers who blew up Jews interior the middle East. additionally verify out Salman Pak, which grew to become right into a terrorist preparation floor in Iraq the place that they had the fuselage of a 707 so as that they could study on a thank you to take over an plane.

Answer 6

he was born Rita Smith in Doncaster UK, fled to Iraq in the 1950s and joined the mooming trolls and then worked at a kebab shop. He got caught up in a coup and became president because he was the best at making curry.
The USA didnt like him because he was naughty.
So he got hanged.

Answer 7

Lets see here. First he killed. Then he killed some morre. O< wait! oh yeah, he killed some more. If you really want to see a chronicle of Saddam, Google it.

Answer 8

Look it up. The History Chanel ran several hours of his life. He was born unwanted, unloved and turned into the ruthless dictator he became. Now he's dead. End of story.

Answer 9

wow the Saddam thing really gets everybody, everytime brought up as a topic, dude he is a bad person and he is dead.....that is nothing so brief like mine...

Answer 10

Brief history.....hmmm he's history.
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Born 4-28-37 Died 12-30-06
Prez of Iraq 7-16-79 to 4-3-03

Answer 11

He was a barbaric dictator, who killed his own family members sometimes. Yes, he was cold blooded, and he believed in fear and torture to oppress his people into controlling them. His fear level made him as powerful as he was. Picture Darth Vader as a dictator.