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History of Iraq part II: the rise of Saddam Hussein

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Saddam Hussein became president of Iraq in 1979. His rule was ruthless, his politics totalitarian, and his relations with neighboring countries notorious. Jeb Sharp chronicles Saddam Hussein’s rise to power and the brutal tactics and clan politics he employed to stay there until his fall in April 2003.

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