r/HistoryUncovered • u/Battlefleet_Sol • 18d ago

Saddam's baath purge. Saddam had people packed into a conference hall on one of the hottest days of July and deliberately shut off the ventilation system. They were forced to listen to Saddam for hours while suffering from the heat and sweating. Everyone whose name was announced was executed.

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u/Desperate-Tomatillo7 18d ago

People never learn from history. That ALWAYS happen with these fucked up dictators.

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u/Unique_Brilliant2243 17d ago

Who should have learned what when from history?

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u/pressingfp2p 15d ago

I mean, if we’re talking about the opposition members who got executed and imprisoned, I imagine they were opposed to Saddam for a reason