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Invasion of Iraq: Coalition forces captured Baghdad and the statue of Saddam Hussein in Firdos Square was toppled.
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2003 invasion of Iraq
United States-led military invasion
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Coalition of the willing
Post-1990 political phrase
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Part of the invasion of Iraq
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President of Iraq from 1979 to 2003
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Firdos Square
Prominent square in Baghdad, Iraq
Al-Firdos Square is a public open space in central Baghdad, Iraq. It is named after the Persian word Ferdows, meaning 'paradise'. The site has been the location of several monumental artworks.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Saddam Hussein statue destruction
2003 Iraqi political event
On April 9, 2003, during the U.S. invasion of Iraq, a large statue of Saddam Hussein in Baghdad's Firdos Square was destroyed by Iraqi civilians and United States Marines. The event received global media coverage, wherein it came to symbolize the end of Saddam's rule in Iraq.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)