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When was Saddam Hussein executed and what was he convicted of?
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Iraq War
U.S. soldiers in Sāmarrāʾ, Iraq.
Saddam Hussein was executed by hanging on December 30, 2006.12
Following his capture in 2003, he was tried before the Iraqi High Tribunal. In November 2006, the tribunal found him guilty of crimes against humanity, which included willful killing, illegal imprisonment, deportation, and torture.12