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Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti (Arabic: صدام حسين عبد المجيد التكريتي Ṣaddām Ḥusayn ʿAbd al-Majīd al-Tikrītī; April 28, 1937 – December 30, 2006) was the President of Iraq from July 16, 1979 until April 9, 2003.

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Women pose near a portrait of former Iraq leader Saddam Hussein, as a boy, right, lights candles during a vigil marking the seventh anniversary of the U.S. led invasion of Iraq in front of the United Nations House in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, March 19, 2010.

Women pose near a portrait of former Iraq leader Saddam Hussein, as a boy, right, lights candles during a vigil marking the seventh anniversary of the U.S. led invasion of Iraq in front of the United Nations House in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, March 19, 2010.

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A building belonging to the former Iraqi army, destroyed during the air campaign in the early stages of the war, seen in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, March 19, 2010. Almost seven years after the first bombs fell in the war to oust Saddam Hussein, Iraqis went about their business Friday with little observance of the anniversary, looking to the future with a mixture of trepidation and hope.

A building belonging to the former Iraqi army, destroyed during the air campaign in the early stages of the war, seen in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, March 19, 2010. Almost seven years after the first bombs fell in the war to oust Saddam Hussein, Iraqis went about their business Friday with little observance of the anniversary, looking to the future with a mixture of trepidation and hope.

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A woman, right, takes a picture of her friend posing near a portrait of Saddam Hussein, during a vigil marking the seventh anniversary of the U.S. led invasion of Iraq to oust Saddam Hussein, in front of the United Nations House in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, March 19, 2010.

A woman, right, takes a picture of her friend posing near a portrait of Saddam Hussein, during a vigil marking the seventh anniversary of the U.S. led invasion of Iraq to oust Saddam Hussein, in front of the United Nations House in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, March 19, 2010.

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Wreckage of military vehicles destroyed during the air campaign at the early stages of the war, seen in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, March 19, 2010. Almost seven years after the first bombs in the war to oust Saddam Hussein, Iraqis went about their business Friday with little observance of the anniversary, looking to the future with a mixture of trepidation and hope.

Wreckage of military vehicles destroyed during the air campaign at the early stages of the war, seen in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, March 19, 2010. Almost seven years after the first bombs in the war to oust Saddam Hussein, Iraqis went about their business Friday with little observance of the anniversary, looking to the future with a mixture of trepidation and hope.

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A man walks past a wreckage of an Iraqi military vehicle  destroyed during the air campaign at early stages of war, seen in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, March 19, 2010. Almost seven years after the first bombs in the war to oust Saddam Hussein, Iraqis went about their business Friday with little observance of the anniversary, looking to the future with a mixture of trepidation and hope.

A man walks past a wreckage of an Iraqi military vehicle destroyed during the air campaign at early stages of war, seen in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, March 19, 2010. Almost seven years after the first bombs in the war to oust Saddam Hussein, Iraqis went about their business Friday with little observance of the anniversary, looking to the future with a mixture of trepidation and hope.

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A man walks through the rubble of a building belonging to the former Iraqi army, and destroyed during the air campaign in the early stages of the war, in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, March 19, 2010. Almost seven years after the first bombs  fell in the war to oust Saddam Hussein, Iraqis went about their business Friday with little observance of the anniversary, looking to the future with a mixture of trepidation and hope.

A man walks through the rubble of a building belonging to the former Iraqi army, and destroyed during the air campaign in the early stages of the war, in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, March 19, 2010. Almost seven years after the first bombs fell in the war to oust Saddam Hussein, Iraqis went about their business Friday with little observance of the anniversary, looking to the future with a mixture of trepidation and hope.

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Kurdish girls dressed in the colours of their national flag stand behind graves of victims of the 1988 gas attacks during a ceremony marking the anniversary of the attacks in the Iraqi northern Kurdish town of Halabja on March 16, 2010. Iraqi Kurds mourned on March 16, 2010 the deaths of around 5,000 villagers from Halabja who were massacred 22 years ago in chemical attacks blamed on Saddam Hussein's forces during the Iran-Iraq war.

Kurdish girls dressed in the colours of their national flag stand behind graves of victims of the 1988 gas attacks during a ceremony marking the anniversary of the attacks in the Iraqi northern Kurdish town of Halabja on March 16, 2010. Iraqi Kurds mourned on March 16, 2010 the deaths of around 5,000 villagers from Halabja who were massacred 22 years ago in chemical attacks blamed on Saddam Hussein's forces during the Iran-Iraq war.

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An Iraqi Kurdish man carries pictures of victims of the 1988 gas attacks during a ceremony marking the anniversary of the attacks in the Iraqi northern Kurdish town of Halabja on March 16, 2010. Iraqi Kurds mourned on March 16, 2010 the deaths of around 5,000 villagers from Halabja who were massacred 22 years ago in chemical attacks blamed on Saddam Hussein's forces during the Iran-Iraq war.

An Iraqi Kurdish man carries pictures of victims of the 1988 gas attacks during a ceremony marking the anniversary of the attacks in the Iraqi northern Kurdish town of Halabja on March 16, 2010. Iraqi Kurds mourned on March 16, 2010 the deaths of around 5,000 villagers from Halabja who were massacred 22 years ago in chemical attacks blamed on Saddam Hussein's forces during the Iran-Iraq war.

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Kurdish pashmerga soldiers lay a wreath at a monumnet commemorating the victims of the 1988 gas attacks in the Iraqi northern Kurdish town of Halabja on March 16, 2010. Iraqi Kurds mourned on March 16, 2010 the deaths of around 5,000 villagers from Halabja who were massacred 22 years ago in chemical attacks blamed on Saddam Hussein's forces during the Iran-Iraq war.

Kurdish pashmerga soldiers lay a wreath at a monumnet commemorating the victims of the 1988 gas attacks in the Iraqi northern Kurdish town of Halabja on March 16, 2010. Iraqi Kurds mourned on March 16, 2010 the deaths of around 5,000 villagers from Halabja who were massacred 22 years ago in chemical attacks blamed on Saddam Hussein's forces during the Iran-Iraq war.

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Iraqi Kurds hold banners during a protest outside the German embassy in the northern city of Arbil on March 16, 2010 to mark the anniversary of the Halabja attacks. Iraqi Kurds mourned the deaths of around 5,000 villagers from Halabja who were massacred 20 years ago in chemical attacks blamed on Saddam Hussein's forces during the Iran-Iraq war.

Iraqi Kurds hold banners during a protest outside the German embassy in the northern city of Arbil on March 16, 2010 to mark the anniversary of the Halabja attacks. Iraqi Kurds mourned the deaths of around 5,000 villagers from Halabja who were massacred 20 years ago in chemical attacks blamed on Saddam Hussein's forces during the Iran-Iraq war.

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Mohammed Abdullah, 57, holds pictures of his family members killed in the 1988 chemical attack during a memorial service in Halabja, Iraq, Tuesday, March 16, 2010, commemorating the anniversary of the attack by Saddam Hussein's regime, which killed some 5,000 Kurds in the northern Iraqi town.

Mohammed Abdullah, 57, holds pictures of his family members killed in the 1988 chemical attack during a memorial service in Halabja, Iraq, Tuesday, March 16, 2010, commemorating the anniversary of the attack by Saddam Hussein's regime, which killed some 5,000 Kurds in the northern Iraqi town.

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BAGHDAD - MARCH 07: Iraqi Shiite lawmaker and head of Ahrar alliance, Ayaad Jamal Al-deen ,shows the inked fingers as he casts his vote at a ballot box for the Iraqi parlaimentary elections, in the green zone on March 07, 2010 in Baghdad, Iraq. People in 18 Iraqi provinces have started voting, in the second parliamentary election since the US overthrow of Saddam Hussein in 2003, to choose their candidates for the 325-seat parliament at about 10,000 polling centers.

BAGHDAD - MARCH 07: Iraqi Shiite lawmaker and head of Ahrar alliance, Ayaad Jamal Al-deen ,shows the inked fingers as he casts his vote at a ballot box for the Iraqi parlaimentary elections, in the green zone on March 07, 2010 in Baghdad, Iraq. People in 18 Iraqi provinces have started voting, in the second parliamentary election since the US overthrow of Saddam Hussein in 2003, to choose their candidates for the 325-seat parliament at about 10,000 polling centers.

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BAGHDAD - MARCH 07: Iraqi Shiite lawmaker and head of Ahrar alliance Ayaad Jamal Al-deen waves to media as he prepares to cast his vote for the Iraqi parliamentary elections, in the green zone on March 07, 2010 in Baghdad, Iraq. People in 18 Iraqi provinces have started voting, in the second parliamentary election since the US overthrow of Saddam Hussein in 2003, to choose their candidates for the 325-seat parliament at about 10,000 polling centers.

BAGHDAD - MARCH 07: Iraqi Shiite lawmaker and head of Ahrar alliance Ayaad Jamal Al-deen waves to media as he prepares to cast his vote for the Iraqi parliamentary elections, in the green zone on March 07, 2010 in Baghdad, Iraq. People in 18 Iraqi provinces have started voting, in the second parliamentary election since the US overthrow of Saddam Hussein in 2003, to choose their candidates for the 325-seat parliament at about 10,000 polling centers.

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BAGHDAD - MARCH 07: Iraq's Interior Minister and head of the Iraq's Unity Alliance, Jawad al-Bolani, shows his ink marked finger after casting his vote in the Iraqi parlaimentary elections, in a polling station in the green zone on March 07, 2010 in Baghdad, Iraq. People in 18 Iraqi provinces have started voting, in the second parliamentary election since the US overthrow of Saddam Hussein in 2003, to choose their candidates for the 325-seat parliament at about 10,000 polling centers.

BAGHDAD - MARCH 07: Iraq's Interior Minister and head of the Iraq's Unity Alliance, Jawad al-Bolani, shows his ink marked finger after casting his vote in the Iraqi parlaimentary elections, in a polling station in the green zone on March 07, 2010 in Baghdad, Iraq. People in 18 Iraqi provinces have started voting, in the second parliamentary election since the US overthrow of Saddam Hussein in 2003, to choose their candidates for the 325-seat parliament at about 10,000 polling centers.

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BAGHDAD - MARCH 07: Iraqi parliament speaker Ayad al-Samarai casts his vote for the Iraqi parlaimentary elections, in a polling station in the green zone on March 07, 2010 in Baghdad, Iraq. People in 18 Iraqi provinces have started voting, in the second parliamentary election since the US overthrow of Saddam Hussein in 2003, to choose their candidates for the 325-seat parliament at about 10,000 polling centers.

BAGHDAD - MARCH 07: Iraqi parliament speaker Ayad al-Samarai casts his vote for the Iraqi parlaimentary elections, in a polling station in the green zone on March 07, 2010 in Baghdad, Iraq. People in 18 Iraqi provinces have started voting, in the second parliamentary election since the US overthrow of Saddam Hussein in 2003, to choose their candidates for the 325-seat parliament at about 10,000 polling centers.

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BAGHDAD - MARCH 07: Iraqi's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki speaks to reporters after voting at a polling station, in the green zone on March 07, 2010 in Baghdad, Iraq. People in 18 Iraqi provinces have started voting, in the second parliamentary election since the US overthrow of Saddam Hussein in 2003, to choose their candidates for the 325-seat parliament at about 10,000 polling centers.

BAGHDAD - MARCH 07: Iraqi's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki speaks to reporters after voting at a polling station, in the green zone on March 07, 2010 in Baghdad, Iraq. People in 18 Iraqi provinces have started voting, in the second parliamentary election since the US overthrow of Saddam Hussein in 2003, to choose their candidates for the 325-seat parliament at about 10,000 polling centers.

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BAGHDAD - MARCH 07: Iraq's former Prime Minister and head of Iraqi national coalition, Ibrahim Al-gaafari, casts his vote in a polling station in the green zone on March 07, 2010 in Baghdad, Iraq. People in 18 Iraqi provinces have started voting, in the second parliamentary election since the US overthrow of Saddam Hussein in 2003, to choose their candidates for the 325-seat parliament at about 10,000 polling centers.

BAGHDAD - MARCH 07: Iraq's former Prime Minister and head of Iraqi national coalition, Ibrahim Al-gaafari, casts his vote in a polling station in the green zone on March 07, 2010 in Baghdad, Iraq. People in 18 Iraqi provinces have started voting, in the second parliamentary election since the US overthrow of Saddam Hussein in 2003, to choose their candidates for the 325-seat parliament at about 10,000 polling centers.

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BAGHDAD - MARCH 07: Leader of the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council, Ammar al-Hakim, casts his vote in a polling station in the green zone on March 07, 2010 in Baghdad, Iraq. People in 18 Iraqi provinces have started voting, in the second parliamentary election since the US overthrow of Saddam Hussein in 2003, to choose their candidates for the 325-seat parliament at about 10,000 polling centers.

BAGHDAD - MARCH 07: Leader of the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council, Ammar al-Hakim, casts his vote in a polling station in the green zone on March 07, 2010 in Baghdad, Iraq. People in 18 Iraqi provinces have started voting, in the second parliamentary election since the US overthrow of Saddam Hussein in 2003, to choose their candidates for the 325-seat parliament at about 10,000 polling centers.

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BAGHDAD - MARCH 07: Iraqi's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki takes part in the Iraqi parlaimentary elections, at a polling station in the green zone on March 07, 2010 in Baghdad, Iraq. People in 18 Iraqi provinces have started voting, in the second parliamentary election since the US overthrow of Saddam Hussein in 2003, to choose their candidates for the 325-seat parliament at about 10,000 polling centers.

BAGHDAD - MARCH 07: Iraqi's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki takes part in the Iraqi parlaimentary elections, at a polling station in the green zone on March 07, 2010 in Baghdad, Iraq. People in 18 Iraqi provinces have started voting, in the second parliamentary election since the US overthrow of Saddam Hussein in 2003, to choose their candidates for the 325-seat parliament at about 10,000 polling centers.

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BAGHDAD - MARCH 07: Leader of the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council, Ammar al-Hakim, casts his vote in a polling station in the green zone on March 07, 2010 in Baghdad, Iraq. People in 18 Iraqi provinces have started voting, in the second parliamentary election since the US overthrow of Saddam Hussein in 2003, to choose their candidates for the 325-seat parliament at about 10,000 polling centers.

BAGHDAD - MARCH 07: Leader of the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council, Ammar al-Hakim, casts his vote in a polling station in the green zone on March 07, 2010 in Baghdad, Iraq. People in 18 Iraqi provinces have started voting, in the second parliamentary election since the US overthrow of Saddam Hussein in 2003, to choose their candidates for the 325-seat parliament at about 10,000 polling centers.

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Women pose near a portrait of former Iraq leader Saddam Hussein, as a boy, right, lights candles during a vigil marking the seventh anniversary of the U.S. led invasion of Iraq in front of the United Nations House in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, March 19, 2010.

Women pose near a portrait of former Iraq leader Saddam Hussein, as a boy, right, lights candles during a vigil marking the seventh anniversary of the U.S. led invasion of Iraq in front of the United Nations House in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, March 19, 2010.

AP 

A building belonging to the former Iraqi army, destroyed during the air campaign in the early stages of the war, seen in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, March 19, 2010. Almost seven years after the first bombs fell in the war to oust Saddam Hussein, Iraqis went about their business Friday with little observance of the anniversary, looking to the future with a mixture of trepidation and hope.

A building belonging to the former Iraqi army, destroyed during the air campaign in the early stages of the war, seen in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, March 19, 2010. Almost seven years after the first bombs fell in the war to oust Saddam Hussein, Iraqis went about their business Friday with little observance of the anniversary, looking to the future with a mixture of trepidation and hope.

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A woman, right, takes a picture of her friend posing near a portrait of Saddam Hussein, during a vigil marking the seventh anniversary of the U.S. led invasion of Iraq to oust Saddam Hussein, in front of the United Nations House in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, March 19, 2010.

A woman, right, takes a picture of her friend posing near a portrait of Saddam Hussein, during a vigil marking the seventh anniversary of the U.S. led invasion of Iraq to oust Saddam Hussein, in front of the United Nations House in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, March 19, 2010.

AP 

Wreckage of military vehicles destroyed during the air campaign at the early stages of the war, seen in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, March 19, 2010. Almost seven years after the first bombs in the war to oust Saddam Hussein, Iraqis went about their business Friday with little observance of the anniversary, looking to the future with a mixture of trepidation and hope.

Wreckage of military vehicles destroyed during the air campaign at the early stages of the war, seen in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, March 19, 2010. Almost seven years after the first bombs in the war to oust Saddam Hussein, Iraqis went about their business Friday with little observance of the anniversary, looking to the future with a mixture of trepidation and hope.

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A man walks past a wreckage of an Iraqi military vehicle  destroyed during the air campaign at early stages of war, seen in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, March 19, 2010. Almost seven years after the first bombs in the war to oust Saddam Hussein, Iraqis went about their business Friday with little observance of the anniversary, looking to the future with a mixture of trepidation and hope.

A man walks past a wreckage of an Iraqi military vehicle destroyed during the air campaign at early stages of war, seen in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, March 19, 2010. Almost seven years after the first bombs in the war to oust Saddam Hussein, Iraqis went about their business Friday with little observance of the anniversary, looking to the future with a mixture of trepidation and hope.

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