Question: What key details about saddam hussein can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: saddam hussein abd al-majid al-tikriti -lrb- arabic : ' ; 28 april 1937 -- 30 december 2006 -rrb- was the fifth president of iraq , serving in this capacity from 16 july 1979 until 9 april 2003 . a leading member of the revolutionary arab socialist ba'ath party , and later , the baghdad-based ba'ath party and its regional organization ba'ath party -- iraq region -- which espoused ba'athism , a mix of arab nationalism and arab socialism -- saddam played a key role in the 1968 coup -lrb- later referred to as the 17 july revolution -rrb- that brought the party to power in iraq . as vice president under the ailing general ahmed hassan al-bakr , and at a time when many groups were considered capable of overthrowing the government , saddam created security forces through which he tightly controlled conflict between the government and the armed forces . in the early 1970s , saddam nationalized oil and other industries . the state-owned banks were put under his control , leaving the system eventually insolvent mostly due to the iran -- iraq war , the gulf war , and un sanctions . through the 1970s , saddam cemented his authority over the apparatuses of government as oil money helped iraq 's economy to grow at a rapid pace . positions of power in the country were mostly filled with sunni arabs , a minority that made up only a fifth of the population . saddam formally rose to power in 1979 , although he had been the '' de facto '' head of iraq for several years prior . he suppressed several movements , particularly shi'a and kurdish movements , seeking to overthrow the government or gain independence , and maintained power during the iran -- iraq war and the gulf war . whereas some venerated saddam for his opposition to israel -- which included the use of military force -- he was widely condemned in the west for the brutality of his dictatorship . in 2003 , a coalition led by the u.s. invaded iraq to depose saddam , in which u.s. president george w. bush and british prime minister tony blair accused him of possessing...
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- native name is ar - caption is saddam hussein in 1979 .- successor is coalition provisional authority post abolished mohammad bahr al-ulloum- spouse is sajida talfah samira shahbandar- primeminister is sa khudayir as-samarrai ' dun hammadi mohammed hamza zubeidi ahmad husayn- office is 5th council of iraq prime minister of iraq president of iraq chairman of the revolutionary command- predecessor is ahmed as-samarrai hassan al-bakr ahmed hassan al-bakr ahmad husayn khudayir- allegiance is iraq- term end is 9 april 2003 9 april 2003 9 april 2003- children is uday hussein qusay hussein raghad hussein rana hala hussein- term start is 16 july 1979 16 july 1979 29 may 1994- name is saddam hussein- branch is iraqi armed forces- image is saddam hussein 1979.jpg- religion is sunni islam- rank is general