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Iraqis will never forget that on 8 August 1990 Kuwait became part of Iraq legally, constitutionally and actually. It continued to do so until last night, when withdrawal began.

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Saddam Hussein
Age: 69 †
Born: 1937
Born: April 28
Died: 2006
Died: December 30
Former President Of Iraq
Military Personnel
Politician
Saddam
Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti
Hussein
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