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Saddam Hussein

Saddam HusseinAKA Saddam Hussein al-Tikriti

Born: 28-Apr-1937
Birthplace: Ouja, near Tikrit, Iraq
Died: 30-Dec-2006
Location of death: Baghdad, Iraq
Cause of death: Execution [1]

Gender: Male
Religion: Sunni Muslim
Race or Ethnicity: Middle Eastern
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Head of State

Nationality: Iraq
Executive summary: Former despot, spider hole resident


[1] Execution by hanging, Green Zone, Baghdad.

Father: Hussein 'Abd al-Majid (d. Dec-1936)
Mother: Subha Tulfah al-Mussallat
Father: Ibrahim al-Hassan (stepfather)
Wife: Sajida Talfah (m. 1963)
Wife: Samira Shahbandar (m. 1986)
Wife: Nidal al-Hamdani
Son:
Uday Hussein (with Sajida)
Son: Qusay Hussein (with Sajida)
Daughter: Rana (with Sajida)
Daughter: Raghad (with Sajida)
Daughter: Hala (with Sajida)

    Law School: Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

    Shot (1959)
    Assassination Attempt Dujail, Iraq 8-Jul-1982
    Taken Prisoner of War
    Hunger Strike Feb-2006
    Hunger Strike Jul-2006
    Televised Death
    Genocide 143 people, Dujail, Iraq 1982

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Uncle Saddam (2000) Himself

Rotten Library Page:
Saddam Hussein

Appears on the cover of:
The Economist, 19-Jul-2003, DETAILS: The case for war REVISITED
The Economist, 12-Apr-2003, DETAILS: Nemesis (showing Hussein on a half-torn down poster)
The Economist, 15-Mar-2003, DETAILS: Saddam's last victory (shown in a hat and civilian clothes)
The Economist, 8-Feb-2003, DETAILS: Burden of proof (with an aerial map as backdrop)
Newsweek, 22-Dec-2003, DETAILS: We Got Him (picture of Saddam in custody with a "ZZ Top" beard)
Time, 10-Mar-2003, DETAILS: Life After Saddam -- An inside look at Bush's high-risk plan to occupy Iraq and remake the Middle East (artwork depicting a painting of Saddam being whitewashed)
Time, 14-Apr-2003, DETAILS: Saddam's Last Stand (image of Saddam in beret freeze-framed from video)
Time, 21-Apr-2003, DETAILS: (grayscale artwork of Saddam Hussein overpainted with red X)
Time, 22-Dec-2003, DETAILS: "We got Him!" (photo of Saddam Hussein in custody, sporting a "ZZ Top" beard)
Weekly World News, 10-Feb-2004, DETAILS: Found! Saddam's Love Diaries -- Exclusive photos & day-by-day details -- The most touching story you'll ever read



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