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Birth
Saddam Hussein was born in the village of Tikrit in Iraq -
Assassination Group
Saddam Hussein joins an assassination group and attempt to assassinate Iraq's military leader General Abdul Karim Qassem. Saddam fails and flees to Egypt. -
His Return
Saddam returns back to Baghdad after a political party called the Ba'ath party takes power of the military. Saddam joins this party. Not long after Ba'ath party gets overthrown. and jailed. Saddam gets elected to be the second in power of the Ba'ath party. -
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Prison
Saddam was in prison for being part of the Ba'ath party. -
Release
After release from prison, Saddam organized a coup to overthrow the current president Ahmed Hasan al-Bakr and succeeded. -
Rise to Power
President of the Ba'ath party steps down, allowing Saddam to take full control. -
Use of Power
Saddam starts a war with Iran for oil fields for eight years. He sent airstrikes and invaded their oil region. -
War
After Saddam ended the war with Iraq after a whopping 8 years. Saddam decides to war with Kuwait which alerted the U.N. to interfere. -
USA Interference of Saddam's Power
USA starts a war with Iraq, and they have the intention of capturing Saddam Hussein -
Death
Saddam is caught and sentenced to death for his war crimes.