Saddam Hussein

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• Around the same time, Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait, and hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops arrived in Saudi Arabia.

  Academic text (2005)

• Saddam Hussein ruled Iraq with an iron fist during his presidency from 1979 to 2003.

• Instead, they saw Saddam Hussein still in power and felt intense frustration.

  Academic text (1994)

• But today, as Saddam Hussein has demonstrated, the region's main threat comes from within the region itself.

  Academic text (1991)

• The war to remove Saddam Hussein from power in 2003 furthered this process.

  Academic text (2004)

• Iraq's President, Saddam Hussein, tried to communicate such a position to world public opinion in several ways.

  Academic text (1991)

• In 1990, Saddam Hussein and his military leaders engaged in a war of aggression against Kuwait.

  Academic text (1994)

• Representative causes cited by students included, "Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait and took it over by force."

  Academic text (1994)

• The Ba'ath Party remained in power until 2003, becoming heavily militarized after Saddam Hussein assumed control in 1979.

  Academic text (2005)

• Shortly thereafter, however, the world was caught by surprise when Saddam Hussein announced the annexation of Kuwait as Iraq's 19th province.

  Academic text (1991)

Synonyms

S

Saddam

vsSaddam Hussein

∞ 6.1

An Iraqi leader who was president from 1979 to 2003

is identical in meaning but uses the formal full name

H

Hussein

vsSaddam Hussein

∞ 5.6

An Iraqi leader who was president from 1979 to 2003 and led wars against Iran and Kuwait

is identical in meaning but appears as the given name or shorter form

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