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Saddam was sentenced to death by hanging, after being convicted of crimes against humanity by the Iraqi Special Tribunal for the Dujail massacre—the killing of 148 Iraqi Shi'ites in the town of Dujail—in 1982, in retaliation for an assassination attempt against him.
Sep 13, 2024 · Died: December 30, 2006, Baghdad (aged 69) Title / Office: president (1979-2003), Iraq. Political Affiliation: Baʿath Party. Notable Family Members: son Uday Hussein. son Qusay Hussein. Top Questions. When did Saddam Hussein die? Where did Saddam Hussein grow up? How did Saddam Hussein influence the world? Recent News.
Dec 29, 2016 · On the morning of the start of Eid al-Adha on December 30, 2006, Saddam Hussein was hanged to death for committing crimes against humanity. It’s a day that will forever be entrenched in the...
Saddam Hussein's sons Qusay and Uday were killed in a gun battle in Mosul on 22 July 2003. Saddam had allegedly married a third wife, Nidal al-Hamdani, the general manager of the Solar Energy Research Center in the Council of Scientific Research.
Dec 30, 2006 · Saddam Hussein was sentenced to death by an Iraqi court on 5 November after a year-long trial over the killings of 148 Shias from the town of Dujail in the 1980s. In a statement, Iraq's...
Dec 31, 2006 · An account of the last minutes leading up to Saddam Hussein's execution, based on film footage and witness accounts.
Dec 31, 2006 · The body of Saddam Hussein was flown onboard a U.S. plane to his family hometown of Tikrit on Saturday, where it was handed over to tribal leaders for burial, a defence lawyer said.
Dec 29, 2006 · Violence follows execution. Within hours of his death, bombings killed at least 68 people in Iraq, including one planted on a minibus that exploded in a fish market in a mostly Shiite...
Nov 5, 2006 · An Iraqi tribunal convicted Mr. Hussein of crimes against humanity and sentenced him to death by hanging for the brutal repression of a Shiite town.
Nov 5, 2006 · Saddam Hussein has been convicted of crimes against humanity and sentenced to death by hanging. The former Iraqi leader was convicted over the killing of 148 people in the mainly Shia town of...
