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'''Saddam Hussein''' (April 28, 1937 - December 30, 2006) was the President of Iraq from 1979 until being overthrown in 2003 during the early stages of the [[Iraq War]]. 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 | '''Saddam Hussein''' (April 28, 1937 - December 30, 2006) was the President of Iraq from 1979 until being overthrown in 2003 during the early stages of the [[Iraq War]]. 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 2 million. He is considered to have been one of the most brutal and authoritarian dictators of the modern era. | ||
==Early Life== | ==Early Life== | ||