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level: Why was Saddam Hussein able to come to power in Iraq?

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Question	Answer
Iraq lies in the ancient land of	Mesopotamia
What percentage of Iraqis are Sunni Muslims?	29-34%
What percentage of Iraqis are Shia Muslims?	61-64%
Until 1919 Iraq was a part of which Empire?	Ottoman
Which treaty [1919] broke up the Ottoman empire?	Servres
In which year did Iraqis rebel against British rule?	1920
King Faisal was appointed King of Iraq by the British in the year	1921
How many years did the monarchy in Iraq last?	35 years
In which year was the state of Israel founded?	1948
In which year was Iraqs monarchy overthrown?	1958
In which year did the Baathist political party come to power in Iraq?	1968
Saddam Hussein was made vice president of Iraq in	1968
When was the British-owned Iraqi Petroleum Company nationalised by the Iraqi government?	1972
In which year was Saddam Hussein made a general in Iraqs army?	1976
When did Saddam Hussein become president of Iraq?	1979