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|hobby = Keeping power<br>Torturing those against him<br>Invading other countries<br>Smoking cigars | |hobby = Keeping power<br>Torturing those against him<br>Invading other countries<br>Smoking cigars | ||
|goals = Become president of Iraq (succeeded)<br>Annex Iranian territories and bolster Arab separatism in Khuzestan Province of Iran (failed)<br>Competely Arabize Iraq (failed)<br>Invade and annex Kuwait (succeeded)<br>Recreate Babylon, Iraq (failed)<br>Let no one find out about his crimes (failed) | |goals = Become president of Iraq (succeeded)<br>Annex Iranian territories and bolster Arab separatism in Khuzestan Province of Iran (failed)<br>Competely Arabize Iraq (failed)<br>Invade and annex Kuwait (succeeded)<br>Recreate Babylon, Iraq (failed)<br>Let no one find out about his crimes (failed) | ||
|crimes = [[War crimes]]<br>Crimes against peace<br>[[Crimes against humanity]]<br>Mass [[murder]]<br>[[Genocide]]<br>[[Ethnic cleansing]]<br>Human rights violations<br>[[Torture]]<br>[[Americophobia]] | |crimes = [[War crimes]]<br>Crimes against peace<br>[[Crimes against humanity]]<br>Mass [[murder]]<br>[[Genocide]]<br>[[Ethnic cleansing]]<br>Human rights violations<br>[[Torture]]<br>[[Americophobia]]<br>[[Homophobia]] | ||
|type of villain = Genocidal Tyrant | |type of villain = Genocidal Tyrant | ||
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{{Quote|My name is Saddam Hussein. I am President of Iraq, and I want to negotiate.|Saddam Hussein to U.S. troopers.}} | {{Quote|My name is Saddam Hussein. I am President of Iraq, and I want to negotiate.|Saddam Hussein to U.S. troopers.}} | ||
'''Saddam Hussein''' (April 28, 1937 - December 30, 2006) was the President of Iraq from 1979 until being overthrown in 2003. Saddam is widely known for his invasion of Iran in 1980, which kickstarted the Iran-Iraq war, his invasion of Kuwait in 1990 for more oil and committing [[genocide]] against Iraq's Kurdish and Shi'a Muslim populations. The death total | '''Saddam Hussein''' (April 28, 1937 - December 30, 2006) was the President of Iraq from 1979 until being overthrown in 2003. Saddam is widely known for his invasion of Iran in 1980, which kickstarted the Iran-Iraq war, his invasion of Kuwait in 1990 for more oil and committing [[genocide]] against Iraq's Kurdish and Shi'a Muslim populations. The death total was 1 million. He is considered to have been one of the most brutal and authoritarian dictators of the modern era. | ||
==Early Life== | ==Early Life== |