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Director of the Office for Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance of Iraq — 21 April 2003 12 May 2003 21 days Democratic — Paul Bremer بول بريمر (born 1941) Administrator of the Coalition Provisional Authority of Iraq — 12 May 2003 28 June 2004 1 year, 47 days Republican: → • Republic of Iraq (2004–present) • → —
Soldiers on patrol during the American occupation of Ramadi, 16 August 2006. The occupation of Iraq (2003–2011) began on 20 March 2003, when the United States invaded with a military coalition to overthrow Iraqi president Saddam Hussein and his Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party, and continued until 18 December 2011, when the final batch of American troops left the country.
And it continued as a republican palace until 2003, at the beginning of the American occupation of Iraq. The American forces used it as a headquarters in the first days of the occupation, then made it into an American embassy until 1 January 2009, when the Iraqi government took over it, restored it and changed its name to the Government Palace.
According to the preamble of the convention, "the United States of America recognizes Iraq as an independent State." In this treaty, the U.S. also acknowledged that "special relations" existed between the U.K. and Iraq because the latter was a mandate under British protection according to the Treaty of Versailles. In 1932, Iraq terminated its ...
He was the de facto leader of Iraq some years before he formally came to power in 1979. [101] He slowly began to consolidate his power over Iraq's government and the Ba'ath party. [101] Relationships with fellow party members were carefully cultivated, and Saddam soon accumulated a powerful circle of support within the party. [101]
Iraq, a country located in West Asia, largely coincides with the ancient region of Mesopotamia, often referred to as the cradle of civilization.The history of Mesopotamia extends back to the Lower Paleolithic period, with significant developments continuing through the establishment of the Caliphate in the late 7th century AD, after which the region became known as Iraq.
(Iraq Region) Saddam Hussein صدام حسين (1937–2006) 1980 1984 1989: 16 July 1979 23 March 1991 11 years, 250 days Iraqi Ba'ath Party (Iraq Region) Saddam Hussein (1979–2003) Sa'dun Hammadi سعدون حمادي (1930–2007) — 23 March 1991 13 September 1991 [12] 174 days Iraqi Ba'ath Party (Iraq Region) Mohammed Hamza Zubeidi
Prime Minister of Iraq: February 9, 1963: Baghdad Iraq: Military coup d'état: Ngo Dinh Diem: President of the Republic of Vietnam: November 2, 1963: Saigon South Vietnam: Military coup d'état: John F. Kennedy: President of the United States: November 22, 1963: Dallas United States: Lee Harvey Oswald