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 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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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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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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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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Iraq under Saddam Hussein Iraq‚ a country found in Southwest Asia bordered by Syria‚ Turkey‚ Iran‚ Saudi Arabia‚ and Kuwait‚ has been constantly featured in the news in recent years. Iraq received its freedom from Britain following World War I in 1932 and in 1958 was converted into a republic (Iraq). However‚ since becoming a republic‚ Iraq has been controlled by military leaders from Abdul-Karim Quassim to Saddam Hussein (Iraqi Rulers’ Page). The most recent ruler of Iraq‚ Saddam Hussein‚ leader
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this conflict had been going on all through Reagan’s term in office. During this time the United States had given information and weapons to Iraq. This aid to Iraq helped their leader Saddam Hussein prevail. Soon after the war between the countries subsided the United States realized they had made a mistake. Saddam Hussein had accumulated so much debt during the war that in order to pay down his debt he invaded his neighbor country‚ Kuwait. In 1991 George W.
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President George Bush’s letter to Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is‚ at least on the surface‚ a persuasive piece intended to convince the Iraqi leader to withdraw his forces from occupied Kuwait before war breaks out. Upon closer reading‚ however‚ the critical reader will see that Bush’s "argument" is‚ in fact‚ not much of a rational argument (let alone a convincing one)‚ which is odd in that Bush himself repeatedly points out that much is at stake. The superficiality of the American President’s
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Introduction Saddam Hussein was the President of Iraq from 1979 to 2003 and during his time in office was responsible for a tumultuous period in Iraqi history. For the purposes of analysis of his leadership style with respect to a Situational model‚ three areas of his career will be looked at separately; his rise to presidency from Vice-President‚ during the Iran-Iraq War and post invasion of Kuwait. Situational model of leadership A widely recognised situational model is the model developed
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