Saddam Hussein Biography

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NAME: Saddam Hussein
OCCUPATION: World Leader
BIRTH DATE: April 28, 1937
DEATH DATE: December 30, 2006
PLACE OF BIRTH: Al-Awja, Iraq

PLACE OF DEATH: Kadhimya, Iraq

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As dictator of Iraq, Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in 1990 leading to the Persian Gulf War in 1992 and his downfall in the Iraq War initiated by the US in 2003.

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As a leading member of Iraq's Ba'athist party, Saddam Hussein modernized Iraqi life using money obtained in the seizure of oil fields to provide free education, health care and improve Iraqi infrastructure. He combined this with a repressive security apparatus to seize control of Iraq, and was eventually overthrown by a US led invasion when he was seen as a threat to US interests in the region.