Saddam Hussein, the former President of Iraq, was executed by hanging on December 30, 2006. However, the execution was carried out by the Iraqi government that was in power at the time, which had a Shiite majority, but it wasn't just Shiites who conducted the execution. The Iraqi government itself, established after the U.S.-led invasion of 2003, was multi-ethnic and included various sects, but it did have a significant Shiite influence, reflecting Iraq's Shiite majority population.
The execution took place during the period of intense sectarian conflict, which likely contributed to the perception that it was an act by Shiites against the former Sunni leader. Nonetheless, the formal process was conducted by the Iraqi state's judiciary and executive branches.
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