Iraq under Saddam Hussein (1979-Present) Saddam Hussein was born on April 28, 1937 in the village of al-Auja, on the outskirts of Tikrit in northern Iraq. His name means, "One who confronts" in Arabic. He was married in Cairo in 1960 to his first cousin Sajidah. They ... and two boys. Their names are Hala, Rana, Raghad, Qusai, and Uday. In July of 1979, Saddam being the second in command, announced that the present leader General Ahmad Hassan al-Bakr had stepped down because of poor health and that he had been chosen by the Baath party as Iraq's new President, commander in chief, and head of...

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