What country did Saddam Hussein die in?
Saddam Hussein, also spelled Ṣaddām Ḥusayn, in full Ṣaddām Ḥusayn al-Tikrītī, (born April 28, 1937, Al-ʿAwjah, Iraq—died December 30, 2006, Baghdad), president of Iraq (1979–2003) whose brutal rule was marked by costly and unsuccessful wars against neighbouring countries.
In which country was Saddam Hussein the leader?
Iraq
Saddam Hussein led Iraq from 1979 to 2003. During his rule he projected an image of himself as Iraq’s most influential leader and a courageous moderniser, but at the same time his repressive regime killed thousands of people.
Where was Saddam found?
Tikrit
Five months later, on December 13, 2003, U.S. soldiers found Saddam Hussein hiding in a six-to-eight-foot deep hole, nine miles outside his hometown of Tikrit.
When was Hussein killed?
December 30, 2006
Saddam Hussein/Date of death
On November 5, 2006, he was found guilty of crimes against humanity and sentenced to death by hanging. After an unsuccessful appeal, Hussein was executed on December 30, 2006.
When was Sadaam Hussein killed?
The execution of Saddam Hussein took place on Saturday, 30 December 2006. Saddam was sentenced to death by hanging, after being convicted of crimes against humanity by the Iraqi Special Tribunal for the murder of 148 Iraqi Shi’ites in the town of Dujail in 1982, in retaliation for an assassination attempt against him.
When did Saddam die?
Who was the leader of Iraq in the 1970s?
Iraq: Iraq under Saddam Hussein. From the early 1970s Saddam was widely recognized as the power behind President al-Bakr, who after 1977 was little more than a figurehead.
How did Saddam’s cousin Barzan al-Majid die?
Barzan was decapitated by the rope due to incorrect calculations of his body weight and length of drop. Saddam’s cousin Ali Hassan al-Majid was sentenced to death and was hanged on 25 January 2010.