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End of monarchy; new republic
1958 Revolution, free officers and communism, Kurd rebellion (end 1962) -
Period: to
Iraq War
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President Saddam Hussein
Tikriti rule, March Manifesto, Algiers Agreement (end 1979) -
Iran-Iraq War
US involvement, US dual-liscences, chemical warfare (end 1989) -
First Gulf War and Weapons Inspections
Invasion of Kuwait, US military operations, UNSCOM and no-fly zones, Cheney "Quagmire" comment, Oil-for-Food, UNMOVIC, (end 1999)