Who did Saddam Hussein favour for government roles in the Ba'athist Iraq?
People from Tikrit
People from Mosul
People from Baghdad
People from Basra
Answer
Saddam Hussein was a Sunni Muslim who was born in Tikrit, Iraq. He rose to power as a Ba'athist military officer and eventually became President of Iraq in 1979. Hussein favoured people from Tikrit for government roles in Ba'athist Iraq, and he created a system of patronage that rewarded those who were loyal to him.
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