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Iraq in WWII
Iraq was occupied by Britan in WWII -
Iraq is declared a republic
Iraq's monarchy is overthrown. It is overthrown by military groups by Brig Abd-al-Karim Qasim and Col Abd-al-Salam Muhammad Arif. after the overthrow, Iraq becomes a republic. -
Arif becomes president
While in his presidency, he is overthrows the Baathist government with the help of a group of officers. -
Arif'd death
Arif dies in a helecopter crash. After his death, his brother Maj-Gen Abd-al-Rahman Muhammad Arif succeeds him -
Suddam Hussein becomes president
Suddam Hussein takes place as the president of Iraq -
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Iran Iraq war
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Iraq invades Kuwait
The bacame what was known as the first gulf war. Iraq was ran out on February of 1991 by US Military forces -
Hussein remains president
Saddam Hussein wins a referendum allowing him to remain president for another seven years -
Hussein Captured
Saddam was captured in Tikrit -
Hussein Executed
Saddam was executed for crimes aginst humanity