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Kuwait Governorate

Kuwait Governorate

Iraqi governorate within occupied Kuwaiti territory (1990–1991)

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.

Not to be confused with Governorates of Kuwait.
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References

  1. [1]
    "The Gulf War, 1991". United States Department of State Office of the Historian. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  2. [2]
    Jr, Apple (3 August 1990). "The Iraqi Invasion; INVADING IRAQIS SEIZE KUWAIT AND ITS OIL; U.S. CONDEMNS ATTACK, URGES UNITED ACTION". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
  3. [3]
    https://www.gulfnews.com/amp/opinion/thinkers/saddam-states-reasons-for-kuwait-invasion-1.502105%5B%5D
  4. [4]
    Abidi, A. H. H. (1991). "Origins and Dimensions of the Iraqi Claim over Kuwait". India International Centre Quarterly. 18 (1): 129–143. JSTOR 23002125.

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