Saddam Hussein's Rule in Iraq
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- Created on: 05-05-15 07:29
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- Saddam Hussein's Rule of Iraq
- to maintain position
- strength and violence
- repression of Shiite muslims and kurds
- proved freedom of religion as only an illusion
- kurds suffered more than shiites
- wanted to separate north Iraq and mak kurdistan
- so they could rule themselves
- saddam attacked them
- killed
- leading figures
- exiled
- leading figures
- exiled
- got worse when separatists sided with iran in iran-iraq war
- 1988 - saddam ordered bombing of Kurdish town Halabja
- chemical weapons
- mustard gas
- syanide
- 5k killed
- 10k seriously injured
- chemical weapons
- 1988 - saddam ordered bombing of Kurdish town Halabja
- killed
- wanted to separate north Iraq and mak kurdistan
- majority of government sunni muslims
- saddam was sunni
- repression of Shiite muslims and kurds
- acted quickly to ensure no opposition
- within one week ordered a meeting for party members
- identified 68 traitors
- removed, tried for treason, excetuted
- identified 68 traitors
- deported untrustable people
- repression of Shiite muslims and kurds
- proved freedom of religion as only an illusion
- kurds suffered more than shiites
- wanted to separate north Iraq and mak kurdistan
- so they could rule themselves
- saddam attacked them
- killed
- leading figures
- leading figures
- got worse when separatists sided with iran in iran-iraq war
- 1988 - saddam ordered bombing of Kurdish town Halabja
- chemical weapons
- mustard gas
- syanide
- 5k killed
- 10k seriously injured
- chemical weapons
- 1988 - saddam ordered bombing of Kurdish town Halabja
- killed
- wanted to separate north Iraq and mak kurdistan
- majority of government sunni muslims
- saddam was sunni
- 200k Shiites to iran in 1980-81
- repression of Shiite muslims and kurds
- within one week ordered a meeting for party members
- strength and violence
- quality of life
- good
- due to oil
- education
- free universities
- high budgets
- healthcare
- best in gulf
- high budgets
- good electricity and water supply
- good infrastructure
- good road network
- good
- over 99% won election 1995
- helped by propaganda
- saw Egypt as traitors of arab world when they signed camp david chords with israel
- Iraqi media portayed him as savior of arab world
- statues of him erected all over Iraq for cult of personality
- allowed people to call him Saddam instead of Hussein
- seen as a father figure
- saw Egypt as traitors of arab world when they signed camp david chords with israel
- helped by propaganda
- to maintain position
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