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Saddam Hussein
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Who Was Saddam Hussein?
Saddam 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 oil wealth, while those in opposition faced torture and execution.
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After military conflicts with U.S.-led armed forces, Hussein was captured in He was later executed.
Early Life
Hussein was born on April 28, , in Tikrit, Iraq. His father, who was a shepherd, disappeared several months before Saddam was born.
A few months later, Saddam's older brother died of cancer. When Saddam was born, his mother, severely depressed by her oldest son's death and the disappearance of her husband, was unable to effectively care for Saddam, and at age three, he was sent to Baghdad to live with his uncle, Khairallah Talfah.
Years later, Saddam would return to Al-Awja to live with his mother, but after suffering abuse at the hand of his stepfather, he fled to Baghdad to again liv