THE 1970S 1969 1979
CONFLICT IN THE MIDDLE EAST
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Saddam Hussein
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Mahatma Gandhi
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Saddam Hussein (/sʌˈdɑːm/ /huːˈseɪn/ ( listen); Arabic: , Mesopotamian Arabic [sˤɐdˈdɑːm ɜħsɪe̯n]; 28 April 1937 – 30 December 2006), known mononymously as Saddam, was an Iraqi politician who served as the fifth president of Iraq from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003.
Detailed explanation-2: -Aḥmad Ḥasan al-Bakr, (born 1914, Tikrīt, Iraq-died Oct. 4, 1982, Baghdad), president of Iraq from 1968 to 1979. Al-Bakr entered the Iraqi Military Academy in 1938 after spending six years as a primary-school teacher.
Detailed explanation-3: -In March 2003, U.S. forces invaded Iraq vowing to destroy Iraqi weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and end the dictatorial rule of Saddam Hussein.
Detailed explanation-4: -Time and place. Saddam was executed by hanging at approximately 05:50UTC +03:00 on the first day of Eid al-Adha (30 December 2006). Reports conflicted as to the exact time of the execution, with some sources reporting the time as 06:00, 06:05, or some, as late as 06:10.