President, from 1979.
Chairman of the RCC (revolutionary Command Council)
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed forces
All bases covered!

What positions did Saddam Hussein occupy?

President, from 1979. Chairman of the ________

How did Saddam Hussein Maintain Power?

Terror
Cult of Leadership
Strict censorship and propaganda
Repressing minorities
Improving lives / infrastructure

Internal security forces.
Purged Ba&#039;ath party of 500 members on becoming. President. + 22 executions!
Violent Retribution - e. 1982 150 villagers of Dujail killed after an assassination attempt.
Even executed 40 of his extended family!
Televised &#039;show trials&#039; of political opponents.
Abu Gharib Prison - torture + mutilation (4,000 executions in 1984).
Capital offence (death) to criticise Saddam.
Special Courts run by his office.

Examples of &#039;Terror&#039; to make Iraqis &#039;obedient&#039;

Presented himself as the leading Arab nationalist / protector in the region
Evening news began with song &#039;glorifying&#039; Saddam and his &#039;achievements&#039;
Numerous statues and portraits all over Iraq.
His photo inside school textbooks.
His birthday was a national holiday.

Examples of &#039;Cult of Personality&#039; (Indoctrination)

Satellite dishes banned - no access to foreign news
5 state owned / controlled newspapers.
Eldest son, Uday controlled youth TV
State owned / controlled TV

Programme of electrification (even remote villages)
&#039;Equal rights&#039; for women enshrined in the constitution.
School building programme + increase access to University.
Improved roads and water supplies.
Education compulsory for boys AND girls.
Oil funded wages rises and tax cuts.
Bribery and gifts - cars, cash and Rolex watches!
Poorer families received food subsidies and free refrigerators.
High quality health care 
Freedom of religious worship

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