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Saddam Hussein

Saddam Hussein
alternative words: Saddam
keywords: famous person , statesman
related topics: Tikrit , Qusay Hussein , Uday Hussein
related web sites: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saddam_Hussein , http://www.iraqfoundation.org/research/bio.html
explanation: Born in 1937 in a village near Tikrit. In 1957, he adhered Baath party. In 1959, the attempt to assassinate prime minister, Abdul Karim Qasim, failed, he fled to Egypt. In 1968, a bloodless coup brought Baath party to the power and Ahmed Hassan Al-Bakr became president. In 1979, Saddam succeeded him after having eliminated rivals and next year he entered a war against Khomeini's Iran. In 1990, Iraq invaded Kuwait but withdrew next year (Gulf war). Since December 2003, he is a captive of coalition.

Tariq Aziz

Tariq Aziz
alternative words: Tareq Aziz, Tarek Aziz, Tariq Mikhail Aziz
keywords: famous person , statesman
related topics: Mosul , Baath party , Saddam Hussein
related web sites: http://n.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariq_Aziz , http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/saddam/interviews/aziz.html , http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iraq/aziz.htm
explanation: Born in 1936 into a Christian family near the Iraqi's northern city of Mosul. He studied English and Fine arts in Baghdad university. He met Saddam Hussein in 1960's and served for a long time as journalist to promote Baath's ideology. He was appointed information minister in 1977 then served as foreign minister from 1979 until 1991. He was also deputy prime minister from 1979 to 2003. With his fluent English, the Iraqi government tried to soften the ruthless of Saddam's regime.

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