After taking control of the Baath Party, he led his country into an eight-year war with Iran, and he later invaded Kuwait, sparking an American response.
Before leading the Revolutionary Command Council, this man supervised the nationalization of the oil industry under President Ahmad Hasan al-Bakr. Earlier, he had enrolled at Cairo Law School, after going into exile following an unsuccessful attempt to assassinate Abd al-Karim Qasim. After taking control of the Baath Party, he led his country into an eight-year war with Iran, and he later invaded Kuwait, sparking an American response. For 10 points, name this ruler who was executed in December 2006 after being overthrown as leader of Iraq.
Before leading the Revolutionary Command Council, this man supervised the nationalization of the oil industry under President Ahmad Hasan al-Bakr.
Saddam {Hussein} al-Tikriti