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25 Dinars, 1982
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25 Dinars, 1986
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Front: Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti (1937-), President of Iraq
1979-2003
Saddam Hussein was born in the village near the town of Tikrit in Iraq. He
attended secondary school in Baghdad and in 1957, at age 20, he joined the
Iraqi Ba'ath Party. He played a key role in the 1968 coup that brought the
party to power. In 1976, Saddam rose to the position of general in the Iraqi
armed forces. He took over the presidency in 1979. As president, he ran an
authoritarian government and maintained power through the Iran-Iraq War
(1980-1988) and the Persian Gulf War (1991). He was deposed by the United
States during the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Back: City gate and Martyr's monument
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5 Dinars, 1992
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Front: Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti (1937-), President of Iraq
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100 Dinars, 2002
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Front: Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti (1937-), President of Iraq
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Back: Shenashils of old Baghdad
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250 Dinars, 2002
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Front: Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti (1937-), President of Iraq
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Back: Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem
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Iraq, located in the Near East bordered by Kuwait, Iran, Turkey, Syria, Jordan and
Saudi Arabia, was a kingdom 1932-1958. It became a republic in 1958. For a more detailed
country profile, see CIA World Factbook on Iraq.
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