Chapter 7 Revision
Category: Other
Updated: 13 Apr 2021
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Created byDaris Berzins
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Events
April 1937: Birth of Saddam HusseinSeptember 1941: Reign of Shah Muhammad Reza Pahlavi beginsAugust 1953: Prime Minister Mohammad Mussadeq of Iran overthrown by the ShahJuly 1958: Hashemite monarchy overthrown in IraqOctober 1959: Saddam Hussein involved in unsuccessful assassination attempt of President QuassemFebruary 1963: President Quassem of Iraq overthrown and killedNovember 1964: Ayatollah Khomeini forced into exile from IranJuly 1968: President Arif of Iraq overthrownJune 1969: Saddam Hussein becomes Deputy Chairman of the Revolutionary Command CouncilApril 1972: Iraq and the USSR sign 15-year Treaty of Friendship and CooperationJune 1972: Iraqi oil industry nationalizedMarch 1975: Algiers Agreement between Iraq and Iran, Establishment of the Resurgence Party in IranSeptember 1978: Black Friday in Iran. Troops killed 84 persons demonstrating against the Shah's rule in Jaleh Square, TehranOctober 1978: Expulsion of Ayatollah Khomeini from IraqDecember 1978: Mass demonstration and protest around Shahyad Square, Tehran. Government's inability to enforce law and order exposed.January 1979: Iranian Revolution BeginsJuly 1979: President Bakr of Iraq resigns and is replaced by Saddam HusseinSeptember 1980: Iraqi forces invade IranJuly 1988: Iran-Iraq War endsAugust 1990: Iraq invades and occupies Kuwait. Beginning of Operation Desert ShieldJanuary 1991: Operation Desert Storm beginsApril 1991: UN Security Council Resolution 687
demands Iraqi recognition of Kuwait and
destruction of all Iraq’s non-conventional
weapons.November 1994: Iraq recognises Kuwait as an independent state
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