{"id":3499,"date":"2023-03-21T03:42:33","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T02:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dictatorbaron.com\/?p=3499"},"modified":"2023-03-21T03:42:33","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T02:42:33","slug":"was-saddam-hussein-executed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dictatorbaron.com\/was-saddam-hussein-executed\/","title":{"rendered":"Was saddam hussein executed?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saddam Hussein, the former dictator of Iraq, was executed on December 30, 2006. The execution took place approximately six weeks after Hussein was convicted of charges related to the killing of 148 Shi’ites in the town of Dujail in 1982.<\/p>\n

Yes, Saddam Hussein was executed.<\/p>\n

Who sentenced Saddam Hussein to death? <\/h2>\n

Rauf Rashid Abd al-Rahman is the current chief judge of the Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal. He is overseeing the Al-Dujail trial of Saddam Hussein, in which Saddam and some of his top aides have been sentenced to death by hanging. Judge Rouf is a firm believer in justice and is committed to ensuring that Saddam Hussein is brought to justice for his crimes.<\/p>\n

Saddam Hussein was the President of Iraq from 1979 to 2003. He was captured by the US military in 2003 and tried by the Iraqi Interim Government. He was found guilty of crimes against humanity and sentenced to death by hanging. He was executed on 30 December 2006.<\/p>\n

What did Saddam say before he died <\/h3>\n