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    Saddam Hussein: The Rise and Fall of a Dictator
    Saddam Hussein: The Rise and Fall of a Dictator
    Saddam Hussein: The Rise and Fall of a Dictator
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    Saddam Hussein: The Rise and Fall of a Dictator

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    Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the life of Saddam Hussein in next to no time with this concise guide.

    50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the rise and fall of Saddam Hussein. Following a series of bloody coups, Saddam Hussein came to power in Iraq in 1979 and quickly established an authoritarian dictatorship that endured for over twenty years. His leadership was characterised by a series of wars, including his invasion of Kuwait in 1990, which culminated in a brutal defeat at the hands of a US-led coalition and hefty UN sanctions being imposed on Iraq. Saddam Hussein was removed from power in 2003, but Iraq had been left heavily weakened by years of poverty and repression, and soon found itself facing a new enemy in the form of Daesh.

    In just 50 minutes you will:

    • Learn about the historical events that paved the way for Saddam Hussein’s rise to power
    • Understand the various conflicts that arose in the Middle East during the dictatorship, including the Iran-Iraq War and the Gulf War
    • Discover how the situation in Iraq has developed since Saddam Hussein was deposed

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    LanguageEnglish
    Publisher50Minutes.com
    Release dateFeb 7, 2018
    ISBN9782808002660
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      Saddam Hussein - 50MINUTES

      Saddam Hussein

      Key information

      Born: 28 April 1939 in Al-Awja near Baghdad, Iraq.

      Died: 30 December 2006 in Baghdad, Iraq.

      Time in office:

      Vice President of Iraq from 1971 to 1979.

      Military commander and President of Iraq from 1979 to 2003.

      Impact:

      Establishing a personal authoritarian dictatorship in Iraq from 1979 to 2003.

      The Iran-Iraq War (1980-1989).

      The Gulf War (1990-1991).

      Introduction

      Over the course of the 20th century, many dictators crawled out of the shadows and into the spotlight in order to impose their own political agendas and promote the territorial expansion and economic growth of their own countries. Like Germany and the Soviet Union, the Middle Eastern country of Iraq saw one man rise to prominence and seize the reins of power for himself: Saddam Hussein, whose imperialistic policies were founded on his determination to subjugate the rest of the Middle East, placing Iraq at the centre of a new empire like Babylon reborn.

      Although he was born in a poor, rural area of Iraq, Saddam rose to a position of tremendous political power. He portrayed himself as a firm believer in pan-Arab ideology and a defender of secular republicanism in the face of the growing threat from Islamic extremism, which was spreading through the neighbouring country of Iran and stirring up fear in Western and Arab countries alike. His strategy for limiting this influence was to establish a personal authoritarian dictatorship in Iraq, supported by his family and the Sunni sect he belonged to, and to declare himself an enemy of the Shia sect, which he deemed too devout, and the Kurds, whom he deemed too pro-independence.

      Saddam led this political regime for over 20 years, imitating dictatorial principles that had been used by the Soviet and Nazi regimes and combining them with principles based on Arab and tribal ideology. He led Iraq into another war with Iran, and even invaded the independent nation of Kuwait, provoking international outcry and censure from the USA. From the 1990s onwards he began making missteps in terms of military strategy, which weakened his grip on power, leaving Iraq locked in a gradual spiral into chaos.

      Biography

      Portrait of Saddam Hussein.

      Involvement in the Ba’ath Party

      Saddam Hussein was born in Al-Awja, a small rural village near the Iraqi capital of Baghdad. He grew up in a

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