Saddam Hussein-DM & BB

Birth of Saddam Hussein

Apr 28, 1937

Saddam was born in a village near Tikrit
"Saddam Hussein (1937-)." Encyclopedia of World Biography. Detroit: Gale, 1998. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 11 Oct. 2011.

Life of Saddam Hussein

Period: Apr 28, 1937 to Dec 30, 2006

started high school

Sep 12, 1955

saddam moved with his uncle’s family to Baghdad to attend high school

Saddam fails at assassination

Jun 12, 1958

Saddam was involved in the attempted assassanation of General Quassim. http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/saddam-hussein-95.php

Ms.Hussein

Oct 11, 1963

Saddam married his first wife Sajida Talfah in 1963 in Egypt. http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/saddam-hussein-95.php

Ba'ath party overthrows Quassim

Dec 13, 1963

Ba’ath Party successfully overthrew general Quassim in 1963. http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/saddam-hussein-95.php

Saddam flees!

Sep 10, 1964

Saddam ran to Cairo but was captured in 1964 for his part in the assassination attempt. http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/saddam-hussein-95.php

Prison break!

Jun 5, 1967

Saddam escaped prison in 1967. http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/saddam-hussein-95.php

Saddam gains power.

Sep 19, 1968

Saddam became the deputy of the new President Ahmad Hassan al-Bakr and deputy of the Revolutionary Command Council. http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/saddam-hussein-95.php

Russian pacts.

Mar 24, 1972

He signed a pact with the Soviet Union in 1972. http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/saddam-hussein-95.php

The fight ends....for now.....

Oct 13, 1975

Saddam signed the 1975 treaty with Iran. http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/saddam-hussein-95.php

Saddam? A general?

Oct 13, 1976

Saddam gets promoted to the position of general in the Iraqi armed force. http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/saddam-hussein-95.php

new leadership

Jul 16, 1979

On July 16, 1979, Hussein replaced Bakr as president. which soon was taken as dictator. Hussein, Saddam." International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 13 Oct. 2011 http://www.encyclopedia.com.

Kuwait is under attack!

Apr 12, 1990

Iraqi invasion of Kuwait took place in 1990. http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/saddam-hussein-95.php

Get to da choppa!!

Oct 13, 1991

Iraqi troops evacuated Kuwait in 1991. http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/saddam-hussein-95.php

Since he is from the middle east, he can do so.

Apr 20, 1993

Saddam married his second wife Samira Shahbandar in 1993. http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/saddam-hussein-95.php

Saddam didnt make it to da choppa...

Aug 16, 2003

U.S. authority captured Saddam Hussein from a farmhouse in Ad-Dawr near Tikrit. http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/saddam-hussein-95.php

Invasion from U.S.

Sep 20, 2003

Iraq was invaded by the U. S. force on 20 March 2003. http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/saddam-hussein-95.php

Saddam was given to Iraq.

Jun 30, 2004

Saddam Hussein was handed over to the Interim Iraqi government on 30 June.

Saddam was punched during his questioning

Nov 17, 2005

Saddam was punched by two clerks during a questioning session, after he insulted two shiite saints http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4444408.stm, November 17, 2005.

Guilty, or not guilty...just kidding, we all know he is and was guilty.

Nov 5, 2006

Saddam Hussein was declared guilty on November 5. http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/saddam-hussein-95.php

Saddam was executed

Dec 30, 2006

the Iraqui interim government hung Saddam in Baghdad. "Saddam Hussein (1937-)." Encyclopedia of World Biography. Detroit: Gale, 1998. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 11 Oct. 2011.