Saddam Hussein - The Butcher of Baghdad is a biography of Saddam Hussein, the President of Iraq from 1979 until 2003. Saddam was a brutal dictator; he was responsible for the genocide in 1987 and 1988 that claimed the lives of nearly 200,000 Kurds in Northern Iraq. He ruled Iraq until his overthrow by the American invasion in March 2003 and subsequent capture in December of that year. Hussein was executed for his crimes against humanity by hanging. Saddam Hussein - The Butcher of Baghdad is highly recommended for those interested in the life of Saddam Hussein and the history behind his reign of terror as Iraqi leader.
