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1992 In Iraq
The following lists events that happened during 1992 in Iraq. Incumbents * President of Iraq, President: Saddam Hussein * Prime Minister of Iraq, Prime Minister: Mohammed Hamza Zubeidi * Vice President of Iraq, Vice President: ** Taha Muhie-eldin Marouf ** Taha Yassin Ramadan ** Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri Events * January, February and July: Iraq refuses United Nations Special Commission, United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM) entry to several locations, which were considered breaches in the cease-fire terms of the Gulf War, Gulf war. *19 May – 1992 Kurdistan Region general election, Kurdistan Region general election result in an almost even split of the 105 parliamentary seats between the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan winning 51 and 49 seats respectively. * 26 August – United Nations Security Council Resolution 773 is adopted to assign a committee for drawing the Iraqi-Kuwaiti borders. Date Unknown * Work starts on the Basra Water ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iraq
Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and Kuwait to the Iraq–Kuwait border, southeast, Jordan to Iraq–Jordan border, the southwest, and Syria to Iraq–Syria border, the west. The country covers an area of and has Demographics of Iraq, a population of over 46 million, making it the List of countries by area, 58th largest country by area and the List of countries by population, 31st most populous in the world. Baghdad, home to over 8 million people, is the capital city and the List of largest cities of Iraq, largest in the country. Starting in the 6th millennium BC, the fertile plains between Iraq's Tigris and Euphrates rivers, referred to as Mesopotamia, fostered the rise of early cities, civilisations, and empires including Sumer, Akkadian Empire, Akkad, and Assyria. Known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
