Saddam Hussein27 July 1979
Iraqs "night of the long knives", 500 are murdered
Iraq · Government / Ba'ath Socialist Party. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Iraqs "night of the long knives", 500 are murdered
Purges the Revolutionary Command Council
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