Kuwait Governorate
Kuwait Governorate محافظة الكويت | |||||
Governorate of Iraq | |||||
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The governorates of Iraq as they existed during the Gulf War. Kuwait Governorate is bottom right. | |||||
Government | Military occupation | ||||
Governor | |||||
• | 1990–91 | Ali Hassan al-Majid | |||
Historical era | Gulf War | ||||
• | Republic of Kuwait annexed by Iraq | 28 August 1990 | |||
• | Liberation of Kuwait | 26 February 1991 | |||
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History of Kuwait | ||||||
Prehistoric and ancient | ||||||
5th–15th century | ||||||
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15th–18th century | ||||||
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18th century to 1961 | ||||||
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Kuwait since 1961 | ||||||
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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 in 1990. It was preceded by the brief puppet state of the Republic of Kuwait.
Iraq's refusal to withdraw from Kuwait led to the Gulf War and return of the pre-occupation Kuwaiti government on 26 February 1991.
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