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1958 Revolution
Violent overthrow of the monarchy. Creation of the Republic of Iraq. Reform and dictatorship under President Abd al-Karim Qasim
purged western advisors. centralized authority. some inclusion of Kurds
(1937 - ?) Born in Tikrit. Peasant family with influential army relatives. Tribal society. Joined Baath Party at 20.
Saddams Early Political Career After 1963 coup, he was put in charge of
the security service for the Baath party. 1979 he became president of Iraq when al-Bakr was persuaded to step down.
Saddam at 17.
A Cult of Personality
A Cult of Personality
U. S. Military Leaders
U. S. Female Soldiers
Kuwait is Liberated
Highway of Death
An environmental disaster!
U. N. No-Fly Zones
Anti-War Protestors
Baghdad Bob
Mission Accomplished
President George W. Bush lands on board the USS Abraham Lincoln (May, 2003)
Saddam Is Captured!
December, 2003
? Iraqis Wounded!
A Growing Insurgency
Former Baathists and foreign terrorists (Al-Qaida, etc.)