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==Rise to Power, Gulf War, and war on terrorism== | ==Rise to Power, Gulf War, and war on terrorism== | ||
Several years later his party overthrew Abd. Then Ba'ath leaders joined the cabinet, and Abdul Salam Arif was appointed president. Later however he got greedy and sent all Baathist leaders to jail for a few years. [[Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr]] lead a coup to overthrow Abdul in 1968, which was successful. Saddam Hussein was then appointed deputy of president Bakr. | Several years later his party overthrew Abd. Then Ba'ath leaders joined the cabinet, and Abdul Salam Arif was appointed president. Later, however, he got greedy and sent all Baathist leaders to jail for a few years. [[Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr]] lead a coup to overthrow Abdul in 1968, which was successful. Saddam Hussein was then appointed deputy of president Bakr. | ||
Saddam was basically moving the country forward while Bakr was leading. After moving up in rank several times Saddam was now the second most important person in the country. In 1979 Bakr decided to sign a treaty with Syria uniting the nations, but this would cause Saddam to lose a lot of power. He stressed and threatened Ahmad out of power, and was now the leader of Iraq. Soon after he gathered together 68 Ba'ath leaders who he called "disloyal to him", and killed 22. After a few months, hundreds of high-ranking officials in the Ba'ath Party were executed. . | Saddam was basically moving the country forward while Bakr was leading. After moving up in rank several times Saddam was now the second most important person in the country. In 1979 Bakr decided to sign a treaty with Syria uniting the nations, but this would cause Saddam to lose a lot of power. He stressed and threatened Ahmad out of power, and was now the leader of Iraq. Soon after he gathered together 68 Ba'ath leaders who he called "disloyal to him", and killed 22. After a few months, hundreds of high-ranking officials in the Ba'ath Party were executed. . | ||
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In 1990, Saddam decided to invade Kuwait as he believed that Kuwait was historically a part of Iraq. Iraq now had one fifth of the worlds oil. Worried that Iraq would invade Saudi Arabia and then control twice as much oil, the United States led a coalition of 35 countries to drive Iraqi forces out of Kuwait. | In 1990, Saddam decided to invade Kuwait as he believed that Kuwait was historically a part of Iraq. Iraq now had one fifth of the worlds oil. Worried that Iraq would invade Saudi Arabia and then control twice as much oil, the United States led a coalition of 35 countries to drive Iraqi forces out of Kuwait. | ||
[[File:SaddamStatue.jpg|left|thumb]] | [[File:SaddamStatue.jpg|left|thumb]] | ||
In 2001 in the aftermath of the [[September 11 attacks]], George W. Bush declared an "axis of evil" (similar to the [[Axis Powers]] of [[World War II]]) consisting of North Korea, Iran, and Iraq. Saddam Hussein was accused by George W. Bush's Administration with making and possessing weapons of mass destruction and being linked to [[Al-Qaeda]]. After giving an ultimatum to leave Iraq or face invasion, the U.S. led coalition invaded Iraq on March 19, 2003, and Saddam was overthrown on April 9, with his statues being toppled in Firdos Square. Saddam Hussein was captured by American forces in Tikrit, his hometown, on December 13, 2003 in an operation named "Red Dawn". In 2006 he was convicted of genocide and executed by hanging on December 30, 2006. However, | In 2001, in the aftermath of the [[September 11 attacks]], George W. Bush declared an "axis of evil" (similar to the [[Axis Powers]] of [[World War II]]) consisting of North Korea, Iran, and Iraq. Saddam Hussein was accused by George W. Bush's Administration with making and possessing weapons of mass destruction and being linked to [[Al-Qaeda]]. After giving an ultimatum to leave Iraq or face invasion, the U.S. led coalition invaded Iraq on March 19, 2003, and Saddam was overthrown on April 9, with his statues being toppled in Firdos Square. Saddam Hussein was captured by American forces in Tikrit, his hometown, on December 13, 2003 in an operation named "Red Dawn". In 2006 he was convicted of genocide and executed by hanging on December 30, 2006. However, as he had so many followers, the [[Iraq War]] continued until late 2011. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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[[Category:Eco Destroyer]] | [[Category:Eco Destroyer]] | ||