this former Iraqi president was once
called the most dangerous man in the
world welcome to watchmojo.com and today
we’ll be learning more about the life of
Saddam Hussein Saddam Hussein was born
April 28 1937 near Tikrit Iraq to a
family of peasants at the age of 20 he
left school to join the Arab socialist
Baath Party that promoted secularism
socialism and the unification of all
Arab countries in 1959 Saddam
participated in an assassination attempt
on the Iraqi Prime Minister after which
he fled the country he only returned to
Iraq when the Baathist seized control in
1963 however he was arrested the next
year after they were ousted from power
three years later he escaped prison and
became a leading member of the bath
party in 1968 Saddam was involved in
another coup to overthrow the Iraqi
government that resulted in the bath
party coming to power again
Saddam served an important role he
attempted to unite the party and gain
widespread support while also tackling
issues like the country’s stability in
1972 he brought Iraq’s oil under
government control the added profits
from this initiative allowed him to
implement unparalleled social programs
that included free education and health
care saddam became increasingly
important within the government until he
officially seized power in 1979 aside
from assuming the presidency he also
took over as head of the Iraqi
Revolutionary Command Council one of his
main goals as president was to position
Iraq as the head of the Arab world
he used propaganda to increase his
popularity and quash dissidents by
executing those who did not support him
in 1980 Saddam and his government
invaded Iran his main motivators were
oil power in the Arab world and
preventing the spread of radical Shiite
ideas the United States Europe and other
Arab countries supported Iraq but
despite this the high cost of war for
Saddam to trim his impressive social
programs after years of bloody fighting
the iran-iraq war deadlocked and end
in 1988 despite Iraq’s huge foreign debt
Saddam continued developing his military
in 1990 Saddam and Iraqi forces invaded
nearby Kuwait the ensuing international
response included trade restrictions
against Iraq US military presence in
Saudi Arabia and a United Nations
deadline for Iraq’s withdrawal Saddam
ignored this and on January 16 1991 the
Gulf War began it ended six weeks later
when Ally forces pushed Iraq’s military
out of Kuwait the post-war period was
full of rebellion unrest and uprisings
Saddam’s government was threatened and
the United States supported a revolt
against him however his staying power
through the war earned him more
supporters and public opinion shifted to
an anti-american stance relations
between Iraq and the u.s. further
deteriorated over the next year’s oil
exports were blocked by UN sanctions and
this irrevocably damaged the country’s
economy Saddam was repeatedly charged
with breaching the conditions of the
Gulf War ceasefire agreement by building
weapons of mass destruction both the US
and Great Britain supported Saddam’s
removal as president and launched
Operation Desert Fox in 1998 with that
goal this fueled Saddam’s anti-american
message and led many in the Arab world
to believe he was the only leader
capable of resisting Western hostility
after 9/11 the Americans worried Iraq
would aid terrorism against their
country and tried once again to disarm
them when Saddam did not fully cooperate
both the US and Great Britain announced
their peacekeeping efforts were over in
2003 President George W Bush issued an
ultimatum Saddam was to resign and leave
his country or be faced with war when he
didn’t comply US and Allied forces
invaded Iraq on March 20th 2003 after US
soldiers took the city of Baghdad on
April 9th
Saddam went into hiding he was finally
found by US soldiers in his underground
hideout on December 13th after an
incarceration and trial Saddam was
convicted of crimes against humanity on
November 5th 2006 on December 30th that
same year he was
executed by hanging at an army base in
Baghdad Saddam Hussein’s legacy is
divided while some remember him as a
firm and fair leader others maintain he
was one of the most dangerous dictators
of the 20th century
called the most dangerous man in the
world welcome to watchmojo.com and today
we’ll be learning more about the life of
Saddam Hussein Saddam Hussein was born
April 28 1937 near Tikrit Iraq to a
family of peasants at the age of 20 he
left school to join the Arab socialist
Baath Party that promoted secularism
socialism and the unification of all
Arab countries in 1959 Saddam
participated in an assassination attempt
on the Iraqi Prime Minister after which
he fled the country he only returned to
Iraq when the Baathist seized control in
1963 however he was arrested the next
year after they were ousted from power
three years later he escaped prison and
became a leading member of the bath
party in 1968 Saddam was involved in
another coup to overthrow the Iraqi
government that resulted in the bath
party coming to power again
Saddam served an important role he
attempted to unite the party and gain
widespread support while also tackling
issues like the country’s stability in
1972 he brought Iraq’s oil under
government control the added profits
from this initiative allowed him to
implement unparalleled social programs
that included free education and health
care saddam became increasingly
important within the government until he
officially seized power in 1979 aside
from assuming the presidency he also
took over as head of the Iraqi
Revolutionary Command Council one of his
main goals as president was to position
Iraq as the head of the Arab world
he used propaganda to increase his
popularity and quash dissidents by
executing those who did not support him
in 1980 Saddam and his government
invaded Iran his main motivators were
oil power in the Arab world and
preventing the spread of radical Shiite
ideas the United States Europe and other
Arab countries supported Iraq but
despite this the high cost of war for
Saddam to trim his impressive social
programs after years of bloody fighting
the iran-iraq war deadlocked and end
in 1988 despite Iraq’s huge foreign debt
Saddam continued developing his military
in 1990 Saddam and Iraqi forces invaded
nearby Kuwait the ensuing international
response included trade restrictions
against Iraq US military presence in
Saudi Arabia and a United Nations
deadline for Iraq’s withdrawal Saddam
ignored this and on January 16 1991 the
Gulf War began it ended six weeks later
when Ally forces pushed Iraq’s military
out of Kuwait the post-war period was
full of rebellion unrest and uprisings
Saddam’s government was threatened and
the United States supported a revolt
against him however his staying power
through the war earned him more
supporters and public opinion shifted to
an anti-american stance relations
between Iraq and the u.s. further
deteriorated over the next year’s oil
exports were blocked by UN sanctions and
this irrevocably damaged the country’s
economy Saddam was repeatedly charged
with breaching the conditions of the
Gulf War ceasefire agreement by building
weapons of mass destruction both the US
and Great Britain supported Saddam’s
removal as president and launched
Operation Desert Fox in 1998 with that
goal this fueled Saddam’s anti-american
message and led many in the Arab world
to believe he was the only leader
capable of resisting Western hostility
after 9/11 the Americans worried Iraq
would aid terrorism against their
country and tried once again to disarm
them when Saddam did not fully cooperate
both the US and Great Britain announced
their peacekeeping efforts were over in
2003 President George W Bush issued an
ultimatum Saddam was to resign and leave
his country or be faced with war when he
didn’t comply US and Allied forces
invaded Iraq on March 20th 2003 after US
soldiers took the city of Baghdad on
April 9th
Saddam went into hiding he was finally
found by US soldiers in his underground
hideout on December 13th after an
incarceration and trial Saddam was
convicted of crimes against humanity on
November 5th 2006 on December 30th that
same year he was
executed by hanging at an army base in
Baghdad Saddam Hussein’s legacy is
divided while some remember him as a
firm and fair leader others maintain he
was one of the most dangerous dictators
of the 20th century
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