Saddam Hussein: biografi og fald

Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti (Arabic ???? ???? ????????? ????????, April 28, 1937 - December 30, 2006), was Iraq's president from 16th July 1979 to 9 April 2003, where he was committed during the Iraq War. As the leader of Iraq and leader of the Ba'ath Party, he was in favor of panarabisme, economic modernization, and Arab socialism. He was deputy under his cousin Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr and succeeded him as president. Although elections were held periodically during Saddam's rule, Iraqis were threatened if they abstained or did not vote for Saddam. Therefore, it is the general perception that he was a dictator. In his time as leader was Iran-Iraq war (1980-1988) and the Gulf War (1991) fought. Saddam Hussein's regime was toppled as a result of a US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, and he was captured by U.S. soldiers in Iraq, 13 December 2003. In 2004 he was transferred to the Iraqi authorities and accused of, inter alia, crimes against humanity by an Iraqi special court and the 5th November 2006 sentenced to death by hanging. This ruling was the 26th December 2006 endorsed by Iraq's highest appellate court, while ruling that the execution would take place within 30 days. Saddam Hussein was executed by hanging on 30 December 2006 approx. kl.4 Danish time, 6 local time in Baghdad.