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Saddam Hussein took power in Iraq in 1979 after a gradual rise within the Ba'ath Party, where he had held various positions since the party's coup in 1968. He became the de facto leader of Iraq after President Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr resigned, largely due to health issues and internal party pressures. Hussein consolidated his control through a combination of political maneuvering, purges of rivals, and the establishment of a repressive security apparatus to eliminate dissent. By the time he officially assumed the presidency, he had already established himself as the dominant figure in Iraqi politics.

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How long did it take to defeat Saddam Hussein?

3 weeks.


When did Saddam Hussein take rule of Iraq?

28 April 1937


Did Saddam Hussein win any Nobel prizes?

i have heard that he was moninated only. i wish he could take it


How long did it take U.S. and coalition forces to invade Iraq and topple Saddam Hussein's regime?

3 weeks


How many months did it take to capture Saddam Hussein?

Saddam Hussein was captured on December 13, 2003, approximately eight months after the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq began on March 20, 2003. His capture followed an extensive manhunt and intelligence operations to locate him.


What did it take to stop Saddam Hussein?

It took thousands of dollars, and so much time. He claimed to have nuclear weapons, but he was joking.


How long did it take for Saddam hussein's government to crumble?

Saddam Hussein's government began to crumble rapidly after the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in March 2003. The coalition forces quickly captured Baghdad by April 9, 2003, leading to the fall of Hussein's regime. Within a matter of weeks, key government structures collapsed, and Saddam himself went into hiding, ultimately being captured in December 2003. The swift military action and subsequent chaos marked a dramatic and rapid disintegration of his government.


Was Saddam Hussein a good leader?

he was not a very good leader all he wanted was power and to take over land that wasnot his and to take control of the oil population. He used chemical weapons to remove Kurdis people from their villages in northern Iraq and 5,000 women, men and children died.


Who stared the war of Kuwait?

Saddam Hussein ( Iraq's leader) invaded Kuwait in 1990. He wanted to take over it's oil wells and to continue his invasion to Saudi Arabia for the same reason.


How did the operation Iraqi freedom start?

Operation Iraqi Freedom was the codename for the American Invasion of Iraq. The causes of that invasion are, as of yet, not clear. The government of the United States has posited that it was to find Weapons of Mass Destruction and remove Saddam Hussein from power. Others have stipulated that it was on account of American desires for Iraqi Oil.


Why didn't the US take Saddam out of power at desert storm?

First, that wasn't the mission. The UN only sanctioned a mission to dislodge Iraqi forces from Kuwait, not charging onto Baghdad and overthrow Saddam Hussein from power. The mission was a success and once the routed Iraqi forces crossed back to the Iraqi border from Kuwait after being expelled by U.S. and UN forces in February 1991, the mission was declared complete and a ceasefire agreement was signed between UN forces and Saddam Hussein's Iraq. Since the 1991 Gulf War ceasefire agreement, the U.S. maintained presence in the Persian Gulf since to keep an eye out of Saddam Hussein's aggression. This include the Iraqi no-fly zones enforced by U.S. and British(along with France until they withdrew from the no-fly zone patrol in 1998) aircraft patrols to protect the Kurds in northern Iraq and Shia Muslims in the south from attacks by the Iraqi Air Force, the continuing UN economic sanctions against Iraq, ongoing UN inspections of Saddam's WMDs program, and so on.Second, most of the U.S.-led Coalition agreed to a UN mission to rid Iraqi forces from Kuwait, not going onto Baghdad and remove Saddam from power. If George Bush Senior unilaterally exceeding the UN mandate to spread the war onto Baghdad and topple Saddam Hussein's regime, the coalition that he put up would have collapsed and the U.S. can be seen in the eyes of the international community as the aggressors. I don't think Bush Senior want to with that.Third, George Bush Senior also said the reason why he didn't charge onto Baghdad and take out Saddam Hussein in 1991 because of geopolitical interests in Turkey, Syria, and Iran. As he mentioned in his 1998 book, "The Worlds Transformed", if he actually take Saddam Hussein out of power in Baghdad, Iraq would have plunged into a never ending tribal civil war between warring factions, destablized the region, stregetening Iran's influence, possibly leading to a pro-Iranian Shiite government, possibly cause Iraqi Kurdistan to be destabilized, make the Kurds in Turkey demand independence and start a war there with the help of Iraqi Kurdistan, and U.S. forces would be stuck in Iraq for years in an unwinnable guerrilla warfare with thousands of lives lost and trillions were sucked out from the U.S. of rebuilding the whole country of Iraq. So Bush Senior decide to let Saddam stay in power and keep in eyes of check of factions as well as watching out of Iran. Which i think it was the best political decision ever made by the first Bush administration.Unlike George Bush Junior, he pretty much did in 2003 that meaning no coalition and went onto Iraq desipte the consequences Bush Senior made and cause the world to turn against the USA.


How many military actions does the US take since the end of the Cold War?

The ones I can think of are: Invasion of Panama (1989) -- to remove dictator Manuel NoriegaOperation Desert Shield/Storm (1990-91) -- to remove Saddam Hussein's army from KuwaitSomalia (1993) -- peacekeeping & humanitarian reliefHaiti (1994) -- peacekeepingBosnia (1996-present?) -- peacekeepingYugoslavia (1999) -- related to the war in BosniaAfghanistan (2001-present) -- because of 9/11Iraq (2003-present) -- to remove Saddam Hussein