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Learn how Saddam Hussein seized power in Iraq and maintained it for almost 30 years.

Learn how Saddam Hussein ruled Iraq with an iron fist for almost 30 years. To maintain power, he used fear, intimidation and violence like few other dictators in history, but he made the fatal mistake of believing his regime could take on the world.

AIR DATE 1/16/19

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About The Dictator's Playbook

A Twin Cities PBS Original — Learn how six dictators, from Mussolini to Saddam Hussein, shaped the world. How did they seize and lose power? What forces were against them? Learn the answers in these six immersive hours, each a revealing portrait of brutality and power.

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