Saddam Hussein
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Saddam Hussein was the authoritarian President of Iraq from 1979 to 2003, known for his brutal regime, regional wars, and eventual overthrow by a U.S.-led coalition.
Observed surface forms (6)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saddam Hussein regime | 3 |
| Saddam | 1 |
| Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti | 1 |
| Saddam Hussein era | 1 |
| Saddam Hussein government | 1 |
| Saddam Hussein’s regime | 1 |
Statements (70)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dictator
ⓘ
head of state ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| cameToPowerBy | internal Ba'ath Party coup ⓘ |
| capturedBy |
United States Armed Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
United States forces
|
| capturedNear | Tikrit ⓘ |
| capturedOn | 2003-12-13 ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | judicial execution ⓘ |
| child |
Hala Hussein
ⓘ
Qusay Hussein ⓘ Raghad Hussein ⓘ Sajida Talfah ⓘ
surface form:
Rana Hussein
Uday Hussein ⓘ |
| citizenship | Iraq ⓘ |
| conflict |
Gulf War
ⓘ
surface form:
Gulf War (1990–1991)
Iran–Iraq War ⓘ Iraq War ⓘ
surface form:
Iraq War (2003)
|
| convictedOf | crimes against humanity ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Iraq ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1937-04-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2006-12-30 ⓘ |
| education | attended law school in Baghdad (did not complete degree) ⓘ |
| era |
Ba'ath Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Ba'athist Iraq
|
| ethnicity | Arab ⓘ |
| familyName | Hussein ⓘ |
| fullName |
Saddam Hussein
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti
|
| givenName |
Saddam Hussein
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Saddam
|
| ideology |
Arab nationalism
ⓘ
Arab nationalism ⓘ
surface form:
Ba'athism
authoritarianism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Gulf War
ⓘ
Iran–Iraq War ⓘ
surface form:
Iraq–Iran War
authoritarian rule ⓘ conflict with the United States ⓘ invasion of Kuwait ⓘ use of chemical weapons against civilians ⓘ widespread human rights abuses ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | execution by hanging ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region
ⓘ
Ba'ath Party ⓘ |
| notableOpponent |
Government of Iran
ⓘ
surface form:
Islamic Republic of Iran
Kurdish opposition in Iraq ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| officeEnd |
President of Iraq:2003-04-09
ⓘ
Prime Minister of Iraq:1991-03-23 ⓘ Prime Minister of Iraq:2003-04-09 ⓘ |
| officeStart |
President of Iraq:1979-07-16
ⓘ
Prime Minister of Iraq:1979-07-16 ⓘ Prime Minister of Iraq:1994-05-29 ⓘ |
| orderedEvent |
Al-Anfal campaign
ⓘ
chemical attack on Halabja ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Al-Awja
ⓘ
near Tikrit ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Baghdad
ⓘ
Camp Justice ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council of Iraq
ⓘ
President of Iraq ⓘ Prime Minister of Iraq ⓘ Secretary General of the Regional Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region ⓘ Vice President of Iraq ⓘ |
| predecessor | Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| residence | Baghdad ⓘ |
| ruledCountry | Iraq ⓘ |
| securityOrganizationControlled |
Iraqi Intelligence Service
ⓘ
Iraqi Republican Guard ⓘ |
| spouse | Sajida Talfah ⓘ |
| successor | Coalition Provisional Authority ⓘ |
| triedBy | Iraqi Special Tribunal ⓘ |
Referenced by (40)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti
this entity surface form:
Saddam
this entity surface form:
Saddam Hussein era
this entity surface form:
Saddam Hussein’s regime
this entity surface form:
Saddam Hussein government
this entity surface form:
Saddam Hussein regime
this entity surface form:
Saddam Hussein regime
this entity surface form:
Saddam Hussein regime