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The '''Kuwait Governorate''' ({{lang-ar|محافظة الكويت}}) was the 19th governorate of [[Ba'athist Iraq|Iraq]] established in the aftermath of the [[invasion of Kuwait]] by Iraq<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/08/03/world/iraqi-invasion-invading-iraqis-seize-kuwait-its-oil-us-condemns-attack-urges.html | title=The Iraqi Invasion; INVADING IRAQIS SEIZE KUWAIT AND ITS OIL; U.S. CONDEMNS ATTACK, URGES UNITED ACTION| newspaper=The New York Times| date=1990-08-03| last1=Jr| first1=Apple| last2=Times| first2=Special To the New York}}</ref> in 1990.<ref>https://www.gulfnews.com/amp/opinion/thinkers/saddam-states-reasons-for-kuwait-invasion-1.502105{{Dead link|date=February 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |jstor = 23002125|title = Origins and Dimensions of the Iraqi Claim over Kuwait|journal = India International Centre Quarterly|volume = 18|issue = 1|pages = 129–143|last1 = Abidi|first1 = A. H. H.|year = 1991}}</ref> It was preceded by the brief [[puppet state]] of the [[Republic of Kuwait]]. The Kuwait Governorate consisted of most of the occupied Kuwaiti territory, with the exclusion of the northern areas which became the [[Saddamiyat al-Mitla' District]]. [[Saddam Hussein]]'s relative, [[Ali Hassan al-Majid]] became the governor of this province. |
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| Kuwait Governorate محافظة الكويت (Arabic) | |||||||||
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| Governorate of Iraq | |||||||||
| 1990–1991 | |||||||||
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| Capital | Kuwait | ||||||||
| • Type | Governorate of Iraq (de jure) Military occupation (de facto) | ||||||||
| Historical era | Gulf War | ||||||||
• Republic of Kuwait annexed by Iraq | 28 August[1] 1990 | ||||||||
• Liberation of Kuwait | 27 February 1991 | ||||||||
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The Kuwait Governorate (Arabic: محافظة الكويت) was the 19th governorate of Iraq established in the aftermath of the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq[2] in 1990.[3][4] It was preceded by the brief puppet state of the Republic of Kuwait. The Kuwait Governorate consisted of most of the occupied Kuwaiti territory, with the exclusion of the northern areas which became the Saddamiyat al-Mitla' District. Saddam Hussein's relative, Ali Hassan al-Majid became the governor of this province.
References
- ^ "The Gulf War, 1991". United States Department of State Office of the Historian. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ Jr, Apple; Times, Special To the New York (3 August 1990). "The Iraqi Invasion; INVADING IRAQIS SEIZE KUWAIT AND ITS OIL; U.S. CONDEMNS ATTACK, URGES UNITED ACTION". The New York Times.
- ^ https://www.gulfnews.com/amp/opinion/thinkers/saddam-states-reasons-for-kuwait-invasion-1.502105[permanent dead link]
- ^ Abidi, A. H. H. (1991). "Origins and Dimensions of the Iraqi Claim over Kuwait". India International Centre Quarterly. 18 (1): 129–143. JSTOR 23002125.