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Kuwait Timespan
How long Kuwaits been alive,heehee. -
Iraq and Kuwait border was decided.
The boundry between Iraq and Kuwait was officially defined. [: -
Oil discovered! :D
Oil was first discovered in Kuwait. As you know, this is going to cause problems for them... -
The OPEC was formed,
Suadi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, and Venezsula was banded together to protect the exporting of oil within these countries. The first leader was Fuad Rouhani of Iran followed by Abdul Rahman Bazzaz of Iraq. -
Kuwait gained independence.
Kuwait, along with Quatar and Bahrain, gained independence from Britain. -
Iraq demanded dominion.
On this date, Iraq insisted that Kuwait belonged to them, and wanted control over it. -
Kuwait is helped.
Britain sends troops into Kuwait to help defend them against Iraqi threats. -
Women's rights are compromised.
Like a lot of Middle Eastern countries, women don't have many rights. On this date a law was passed that a women could not obtain a passport without written permission from her husband. -
Iraq retracts!
This date is known because Iraq renounces it's claim that Kuwait should really be theirs because oil was found there. -
Hijack.!
A five day hijack was held. Iranian commandoes hijacked a Kuwaiti airline en route to Pakistan. It was forced to land in Tehran and the armed men killed an American passenger. -
Britain and France interject and help Kuwait
Both Britain and France have minesweepers for the Persian Gulf, but made it clear it was not in combined efforts with United States, who were escorting Kuwaiti ships through the Persian Gulf. -
Cease fire and re-claim.
A cease-fire was declared between Iraq and Iran. Then, Iraq re-asserted it's claim to Kuwait. :/
