613. SADDAM HUSSEIN (1937 - 2006) In 1979, Hussein assumed the presidency of Iraq. That same year, he led Arab opposition to the Camp David Accords between Israel and Egypt. Under Hussein's direction, Iraq invaded Iran in 1980, in an attempt to gain control of the Strait of Hormuz. The attack led to a war of attrition, during which Hussein quelled a Kurdish uprising by the widespread use of chemical weapons. Manuscript D.S. 1p. legal folio, [n.p.], Sept. 9, 1999 [?], an official order in Arabic on light green embossed letterhead, not translated. File holes at right margin, otherwise very good. $300 - 400