2006 Event Saddam Hussein is hanged in Baghdad 2006 Event Saddam Hussein sentenced to death by hanging by an Iraqi court 2005 Event Saddam Hussein's trial begins in Iraq 2003 Event In his State of the Union address, President George W. Bush stated that Saddam Hussein had tried to acquire 'significant quantities of uranium from Africa' (a claim substantiated only by forged documents) 1991 Event U.N. Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar meets with Saddam 1990 Event Saddam says Israel will be Iraq's 1st target 1990 Event Pentagon warns Saddam that U.S. air power is ready to attack on 1/15 1990 Event Iraqi parliment endorses Saddam's decision to free hostages 1990 Event Saddam anounces release of all foriegn hostages 1990 Event Saddam offers to free an estimated 2,000 men held in Kuwait 1990 Event Saddam fires his army chief and threatens to destroy Arabian peninsula 1990 Event Saddam threatens to hit Israel with a new missile 1990 Event Saddam Hussein warns that U.S. will repeat Vietnam experience 1990 Event Saddam says he will destroy Israel 1990 Event Saddam Hussein demands U.S. networks broadcast his message 1990 Event Iraqi President Saddam Hussein urges Arabs to rise against the West 1990 Event Saddam Hussein declares America can't beat Iraq 1990 Event Iraq President Saddam Hussein says he is ready to resolve Gulf crisis if Israel withdraws from occupied territories 1980 Event Iraqi President Saddam Hussein declares holy war against Iran 1980 Event Iran rejects a truce call from Iraqi President Saddam Hussein 1980 Event Iraq (Saddam Hussein) signs accord with Algeria 1979 Event Iraqi president Saddam Hussein executes 22 political opponents 1979 Event Premier/president al-Bakr of Iraq is succeeded by Saddam Hussein 1958 Event Saddam Hussein and Iraqi army overthrows the monarchy 1937 Birthday Saddam Hussein, At-Takriti, president of Iraq, 1979 - 2003
