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He was born in Tikrit, Iraq. He later moved to Al-Awja with his mother
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Saddam Hussein joined the Ba'ath Party, a party that aimed to unite the Arab states in the Middle East.
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Ahmed Al-Bakr became Iraq's president, wth the help of Saddam Hussein and the Ba'ath party. Saddam later became his deputy.
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Saddam Hussein nationalized Iraq's oil industry, just before the energy crisis of 1973
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Saddam forced Al-Bakr to resign after Saddam almost lost power when Al-Bakr tried to unite Iraq and Syria.
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Saddam became president and shortly after held a congresional meeting and arrested 68 people he claimed as traitors.
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Iraq and Iran had increased tensions and eventually Iraq attacked Iran. America sided with Iraq because there was already a hatred for Iran.
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Saddam began his fight against Kurds using chemical weapons. His intent was to drive them out of Iraq, similar to how Hitler treated the Jews.
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April Glasie, an American diplomat, met with Saddam Hussein to talk about America's standpoint on Kuwait/Iraq.
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Iraq attacks Kuwait for their oil and passages. America sides with Kuwait because they are already allies and the US does not like Saddam.
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General Schwarzkopf initiates his plan of attack on Kuwati by continuously bombing them.
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The Security Council comes to a resolution on the Iraq/Kuwait War and the UN steps in and tells Iraq to pull out of Kuwait
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After Iraq did not meet the Security Council's deadline to pull out of Kuwait on January 15, 1991, America declared war on Iraq.
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President Bush gave a speech in regards to Saddam Hussein's attacks on Kuwait. He stated that he would do everything in his power to fix what Saddam did in Kuwait.
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He was hanged at camp justice and buried one day later at Al-Awja, his birthplace.
