Hussein, Saddam al-Tikriti

1937 - Born on the 28th of April in Al Awja.

1957 - He joined Ba'ath Socialist Party.

1968-1979 - He was the acting vice-president of Iraq.

         - de facto leader of Iraq following heart attack of Ahmad Hassan al-Bakr)

1979-2003 - He became the president of Iraq.

1980 - Declared war on Iran.

1990 - Directed Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.

1991 - Defeated in Gulf War and forced to withdraw from Kuwait.

1992 - Allegedly ordered assassination attempt on George Bush.

2003 - He was defeated and disappeared during Operation Iraqi Freedom , but subsequently found and arrested by coalition forces.

2006 - He was executed in an Iraqi army base in Kadhimiya on the 30th of December.