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Iraq was administered by Britain
1921; the British imposed the Hashemite monarchy on Iraq

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Saddam Hussein was born

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Khairallah Tulfah (Saddam Hussein's uncle) was imprisioned after an attempt to drive the British out of Iraq

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Khairallah Tulfah was released from jail

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Saddam moved in with his uncle

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- Saddam failed the entrance exam of the Baghdad Military Academy
- Saddam joined the Bath Party

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- The Hashemite monarchy was overthrown by Quassem
- Saddam Hussein carried out his first assasination (proved his loyalty)

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Failure on the attempt to kill Quassem

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Saddam graduated from high school in Cairo

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- Quassem was overthrown and murdered
- WHITE REVOLUTION: Bath Party ousted from power

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Saddam Hussein became part of the REGIONAL COMMAND
- scheduled coup was uncovered
- Saddam was imprisioned

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In July; Saddam escaped from jail

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JULY REVOLUTION: President Arif was overthrown by the Bath Party

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- Saddam was the most important person in the Government
- oil industry revenues dramatically increased

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Saddam became President of Iraq, as well as Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council (RCC), Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.
July; first chemical warfare plant

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Israelis' bombing raid

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Ferocious campaigns against the Kurds

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- Marsh Arabs came under attack
- Saddam took action against the Shiites
- 17th January to 28th February; Operation Dessert Storm