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Events on Saturday 30 December 2006 2
1937 – 2006Saddam Hussein (1937-2006)Died 30 December 2006, aged 69Saddam Hussein, former President of Iraq, was executed by hanging after being convicted of crimes against humanity for the 1982 Dujail massacre. His trial and execution were broadcast and photographed despite official restrictions, causing international controversy. His death marked a symbolic end to the Baathist era in Iraq.
2006Madrid airport bombing ends ETA truceCar bomb at Barajas terminal car parkETA detonated a van bomb in a car park at Madrid-Barajas Airport, killing two people and destroying part of the structure. The attack shattered the group's ceasefire declared earlier in the year. Spanish authorities formally ended peace negotiations afterward.