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Renamed Iraq
The San Remo Peace Conference of Allied Powers. Mesopotamia is renamed Iraq. -
Slavery
The institution of slavery was abolished -
Rebellion
Shaykh Mahmud Barzinji rebels against British rule and declares a Kurdish kingdom in northern Iraq. -
Iraq Grows
The League of Nations sets the border between Turkey and Iraq which places the Mosul region in Iraq rather than Turkey against the wishes of the Kurdish population -
Anglo-Iraqi Treaty
The Anglo-Iraqi Treaty of 1930 was a treaty of alliance between the UK and Northern Ireland and the British-Mandate-controlled administration of the Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq. -
Independence Granted
Iraq become independent. -
Iraqi Shia Revolts
A series of Shia tribal uprisings in the mid-Euphrates region against the Sunni dominated authority of the Kingdom of Iraq. -
First Military Coup
The first military coup took place in the Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq and among the muslim states was reinstated. -
Saddam Hussein was born
Saddam Hussein is born and is the future tyrant president of Iraq from 16 July 1979 – 9 April 2003 -
King Ghazi
King Ghazi ruled as a figurehead after King Faisal's death in 1933, while undermined by attempted military coups, until his death.