(CNN) -- Tariq Aziz, one of the best-known faces of the Iraqi government from 1981 to 2003, was sentenced to death Tuesday by the Iraqi High Tribunal court for his role in eliminating religious parties during Saddam Hussein's regime, Iraq's State Television reported.
In March 2009, Aziz was sentenced to 15 years in prison in connection with the 1992 executions of 42 merchants.
Aziz served as deputy prime minister from 1981 to 2003 and also held the post of foreign minister for part of that time.
Abed Hameed Mahmoud and Sadoon Shaker, top former regime Baathists, were also sentenced to death for their involvement, State TV said.
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