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Historical figure1937–2006

Saddam Hussein on the 12 Axes test

This is where Saddam Hussein sits on the twelve axes of the 12 Axes test, judged by what they argued for and what they did. It is an editorial estimate.

Iraqi politician and revolutionary, president of Iraq from 1979 to 2003

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Saddam Hussein on the 12 Axes testFederalDemocraticSecurityInternationalistMilitaristAssimilationistCollectivizePlannedProtectionistIrreligiousProgressiveAccelerationUnitaryAutocraticFreedomNationalistPacifistMulticulturalistPrivatizeLaissez-faireGlobalistReligiousTraditionalBioconservative

Twelve-axis profile

Government

FederalUnitary

Structure · Fully centralized

DemocraticAutocratic

Representation · Autocratic

SecurityFreedom

Power · Totalitarian

Diplomacy

InternationalistNationalist

Intervention · Nationalist

MilitaristPacifist

Military · Expansionist

AssimilationistMulticulturalist

Immigration · Monoculturalist

Economy

CollectivizePrivatize

Economy · Social democratic

PlannedLaissez-faire

Control · Interventionist

ProtectionistGlobalist

Trade · Trade-cautious

Society

IrreligiousReligious

Religion · Balanced

ProgressiveTraditional

Culture · Conservative

AccelerationBioconservative

Technology · Balanced

Countries are placed by how they are governed today, and figures by what they argued for and did. The placements are editorial estimates, and the three matches are separate comparisons. Methodology