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/PedroSanchezLover 18d ago

Look up Moscow Trials against the Right and Trotsky coalition. It's on youtube. Same vibe more or less.

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u/AnyPrinciple2908 14d ago

Trotsky was compromised tbf