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dec 15, 2005 - Iraqi elections held

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Shia Muslims win control of the Iraqi government following the December 2005 elections leading to the appointing of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, a longtime Iraqi politician with close ties to Iran, the following year.

Maliki will establish a unity government with Iraqi Kurds and Sunnis.

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dec 15, 2005
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~ 20 years ago

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