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1500
Mesopotamia became a part of the Ottoman Empire.
1932
the British set up the kingdom of Iraq and placed a pro-British ruler in power
1950
a group of Iraqi army officers overthrew this government
1968
the Ba’ath party took power
1979
a Ba’ath leader, Saddam Hussein, became Iraq’s president
1980
Iraq invaded Iran
1990
Iraq invaded Kuwait
1991
The Persian Gulf war: an alliance of countries led by the US forced the Iraqis out of Kuwait. this event lasted 6 weeks.
2001
terrorist attacks from September 11, 2001, led to new tensions between the US and Irap
2005
the Iraqis participated in democracy for the first time and they also started to restore their economy
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