Kuwait Governorate
29°30′N 45°45′E / 29.500°N 45.750°E
| Kuwait Governorate محافظة الكويت | |||||||||
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| Governorate of Iraq | |||||||||
| 1990–1991 | |||||||||
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| • Type | Governorate of Iraq (de jure) Military occupation (de facto) | ||||||||
| Governor | |||||||||
• 1990–91 | Ali Hassan al-Majid | ||||||||
| Historical era | Gulf War | ||||||||
• Republic of Kuwait annexed by Iraq | 8 August[1][2] 1990 | ||||||||
• Liberation of Kuwait | 28 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[3] in 1990.[4][5] 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.
Iraq's refusal to withdraw from Kuwait led to the Gulf War and the eventual return of the pre-occupation Kuwaiti government on 28 February 1991.
References
- ^ "Timeline: Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, 25 years on | | al Jazeera".
- ^ "Iraq proclaims Kuwait annexed".
- ^ 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
- ^ Abidi, A. H. H. (1991). "Origins and Dimensions of the Iraqi Claim over Kuwait". India International Centre Quarterly. 18 (1): 129–143. JSTOR 23002125.