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Feb 18, 2024 inhistory

Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein feigns tears during his infamous 1979 purge of the Ba'ath party, in which 68 high-ranking members were publicly accused of treason & arrested on the spot. Saddam, who'd been de facto ruler of Iraq for years, replaced President Al-Bakr in a coup 6 days earlier (850x753)

Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein feigns tears during his infamous 1979 purge of the Ba'ath party, in which 68 high-ranking members were publicly accused of treason & arrested on the spot. Saddam, who'd been de facto ruler of Iraq for years, replaced President Al-Bakr in a coup 6 days earlier (850x753)

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