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Saddam Hussein
From Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium
Saddam Hussein al-Tikriti (1937-2006), generally known as Saddam Hussein, was an Iraqi political figure and eventually head of state and government. Following his arrest after the Iraq War, Hussein was tried by the new government and executed, by hanging, on 30 December 2006.

