Hussein

(ho̵̅o̅ sān)

  1. 1935-99; king of Jordan (1952-99)
  2. Hussein, Saddam 1937-2006; president of Iraq (1979-2003)

See Hussein in American Heritage Dictionary 4

or Hu·sain or Hu·sayn

King of Jordan (1953-1999) who established a constitutional hereditary monarchy and espoused a moderate, generally pro-Western policy in the Middle East. He lost control of western Jordan in the Arab-Israeli War (1967) but was victorious in the resulting civil war (1970).

, Saddam 1937-2006.

Iraqi military and political leader who became president of Iraq in 1979. He waged war against Iran (1980-1988), and his invasion and occupation of Kuwait (1990) provoked the Gulf War (1990-1991). He was deposed in a US-led invasion of Iraq (2003), convicted of crimes against humanity, and executed.
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