Saddam Hussein (born 1937), the socialist president of the Iraqi Republic beginning in 1979 and strongman of the ruling Baa'th regime beginning in 1968, was known for his political shrewdness and ability to survive conflicts. He led Iraq in its long,...

(b. 1937), president of Iraq since 1979. Saddam Hussein presides over one of the most repressive regimes in the Middle East. He was born near Takrit, a small town on the Tigris about one hundred miles from Baghdad. In 1955, attracted by Arab...

Saddam Hussein al-Majid al-Tikriti (Arabic: صدام حسين المجيد التكريتي Ṣaddām Ḥusayn ʿAbd al-Majīd al-Tikrītī[1]; April 28, 1937[2] – December 30, 2006[3]), was the President of Iraq from July 16, 1979, until April...

WAR AGAINST IRAQ SADDAM HUSSEIN Iraqi leader finds support Some want to fight for their new hero By EMILY WAX Washington Post Thursday, March 27, 2003 Cairo -- When Atef Hamdan saw the television images of Iraqi farmers...

America lost its opportunity to forcibly restrain Saddam Hussein during the 1991 Persian Gulf War. Hussein now has the power to negotiate with other nations, and resulting policies are likely to be detrimental to the US. However, the US is unable to prevent such...

A nephew of Saddam Hussein serving a life sentence for financing insurgents and possessing bombs escaped from prison Saturday in northern Iraq with the help of a police officer, authorities said.Sectarian attacks killed at least 20 people, including five who died in a suicide car...

Saddam Hussein struggled briefly after American military guards handed him over to Iraqi executioners before dawn Saturday. But as his final moments approached and masked executioners slipped a black cloth and noose around his neck, he grew calm.In a final moment of defiance, he refused...

A history of Saddam Hussein's rise to power in Iraq. His techniques of consolidating and using power are reflected in "The Prince," the classic book by Niccolo Machiavelli on hopw to gain and preserve political power.

This is an expository essay on Saddam Hussein and his rule from the beginning to the end of his rule.

The following essay presents a biography on Saddam Hussein.