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Saddam Hussein elected president of Iraq
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Iran attacks Iraq and starts a war and Iraq is backed by Kuwait.
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Iran starts to attack Kuwait shipping and oil fields.
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Iraq and Iran come to a cease fire, but Iraq cannot pay Kuwait back.
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Saddam Hussein orders the Iraqi military forces to invade Kuwait.
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Iraq accuses Kuwait of stealing Iraq petroleum. Iraq also cannot pay back debt for the Iraq-Iran war.
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George H. W. Bush sends US troops to defend Saudi Arabi from Iraq.
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Gave Iraq a deadline until January 15, 1991 to withdraw all troops from Kuwait.
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After the deadline (and no removal of troops) the coalition launched a massive air campaign against Iraq.
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Iraqi troops try to hold a town in Saudi Arabi, but are driven back by US Marine Corps and Saudi National Guard. US had a huge air advantage due to technologic advantage over Iraq.
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Coalition forces attack Iraq in multiple spots at the same time, catching Iraqi forces by surprise.
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Only a hundred hours after coalition ground campaign begins, a ceasefire is called.
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All over Iraq revolutions begin to take Saddam Hussein out of power.
