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| 1937 | Hussein, Saddam |  |
| 28th April Al Auja Birth of Saddam Hussein, near Tikrit |
| 1951 | Tikriti, Barzan Ibrahim El-Hasan al | |
| 17th Feb Birth of Barzan Ibrahim El-Hasan al-Tikriti |
| 1957 | Hussein, Saddam | |
| Appointed Member of the Ba'ath Socialist Party, a growing party with 300 members |
| 1957 | Hussein, Sadisavan Saddam | |
| Baghdad Participates in an abortive coup against the Iraqi monarchy |
| 1958 | Hussein, Saddam | |
| Arrested for the murder of al-Tikriti |
| Involved in a failed attempt to assassinate President Qassem |
| 1959 | Hussein, Saddam | |
| Flees to Syria after an abortive coup against the military dictator brigadier Kassem |
| 1959 | Shaikhly, Abdul Karim al- | |
| Involved in a failed attempt to assassinate President Qassem |
| 1963 | Hussein, Saddam | |
| Baghdad A nationalist coalition seizes power including the Ba'athists |
| Returns to Iraq after Kassem was overthrown & killed |
| Baghdad The Baathists come to power for the 1st time |
| Baghdad The Ba'athists favour a pan-Arab, secular socialist state |
| 1964 | Hussein, Saddam | |
| Oct Arrested for a 2nd time |
| Oct Arrested for conspiring against President Aref |
| 1966 | Hussein, Saddam | |
| 23rd July Escapes from arrest |
| 1968 | Ali, Saleh Omar | |
| 17th July Baghdad Assists in the coup by breaking into the Presidential Palace |
| 1968 | Aref, Abd al-Rahman | |
| Overthrown by a Ba'ath Coup |
| 1968 | Bakr, Ahmed Hassan al- | |
| Appointed President of Iraq |
| Baghdad Informs President Arif he has lost power & invites him to surrender |
| 5th Jan Baghdad 11 Jewish spies are hung & left suspended in Liberation Sqr |
| 5th Jan 17 spies go on trial, 14 are hung |
| July Appointed Secretary-General of the Baath Party |
| July Appoints 100 Baathist officers to the Republican Guards |
| 17th July Baghdad Masterminds the Baathist siezure of power |
| 18th July Appointed President of the Revolutionary Command Council |
| 18th July The Revolutionary Command Council provides supreme executive & legislative authority |
| 30th July Baghdad Appointed Commander-in-Chief |
| 30th July Appointed Prime Minister of Iraq |
| 30th July Baghdad The Baath Party come to power |
| 30th July Baghdad The "correctional coup" allows civilian Baathists to become the force behind the coup |
| 9th Oct The Baath Party declares that iy has smashed a Zionist spy ring |
| 1968 | Hussein, Saddam | |
| 17th July 1st day of a coup that brings the Baath Party to power |
| 17th July Baghdad Breaks into the Presidential Palace & holds a gun to the President's head |
| 18th July Given responsibility for national security |
| 30th July Appointed Deputy Chairman of the Council of the Baath Party, in charge of security |
| 30th July Forces Nayif into exile by threatening him with a gun at Barkr's office |
| 30th July The Baath Party come to power |
| 9th Oct The Baath Party declares that iy has smashed a Zionist spy ring |
| 1968 | Shaikhly, Abdul Karim al- | |
| 30th July Appointed Foreign Minister |
| 1968 | Tikriti, Hardan al- | |
| 17th July Baghdad Arif surrenders himself to Tikriti & then is exiled to London |
| 17th July Baghdad Helps the Baathist take possession of the Presidential Palace |
| 30th July Appointed Minister of Defence |
| 1969 | Hussein, Saddam | |
| Played a leading role in the 1968 revolution |
| 1973 | Bakr, Ahmed Hassan al- | |
| Iraq becomes an ally of Syria during the Yom Kippur War |
| 1974 | Bakr, Ahmed Hassan al- | |
| Suffers from a cerebral hemorrhage |
| 1974 | Hussein, Saddam | |
| Religious leaders are massacred |
| 1975 | Bakr, Ahmed Hassan al- | |
| Settles some conflicts with the Kurds & border claims with Iran |
| 16th July Appointed President of Iraq, announced by al-Bakr on the eve of 17th July celebrations |
| 16th July Officially retires for health reasons |
| 1975 | Hussein, Saddam | |
| Deputizes for Bakr during his ill health & recieves Jaques Chirac |
| Helps negotiate the purchase of Mirage-F1 fighter planes from France |
| Take by Chirac on a tour of Provence |
| 1978 | Bakr, Ahmed Hassan al- | |
| Attempts to create a united Arab front with Syria to oppose Egypt's peace with Israel |
| Shiites, the majority of Iraq, oppose the secular policy of the Ba'athists |
| The Baath Party of Iraq announces it wishes to unite with the Baath Party of Syria |
| 16th July Saddam, Adnan, a cousin, & Tulfah, an uncle, threaten Bakr in the Presidential Palace |
| 1978 | Hussein, Saddam | |
| Damascus Agrees to unite Syria & Iraq's ministries of foreign affairs, defense & information |
| Architect of the policy to unite the Syrian & Iraqi Baath Parties |
| London Nayif is shot dead on Saddam's orders in London |
| The Baath Party of Iraq announces it wishes to unite with the Baath Party of Syria |
| 16th July Adnan, a cousin, & Tulfah, an uncle, threaten Bakr in the Presidential Palace |
| Nov Signs a deal with France for the development of a nuclear reactor |
| Nov Baghdad Threatens to invade Kuwait at the Arab Summit in Kuwait |
| 1979 | Bakr, Ahmed Hassan al- | |
| Khomeini foments Shiite revolution in Iran, vows to extend it to Iran |
| Jan Deadly Shiite riots erupt in Baghadad after the arrest of Shiite leaders |
| July Bakr is persuaded bt Hussein to resign, to prevent unifacation with Syria |
| July Stripped of his last title, Deputy Secetaty-General of the Ba'ath Socialist Party |
| 16th July Bakr announces his resignation |
| 19th July Bakr & Asad announce a government against, "the Zionist-imperialist-Sadat onslaught" |
| 19th July Under the terms of a joint Syrian-Iraqi declaration Bakr would lead a joint federation |
| 1979 | Hamdani, Adnan | |
| 22nd July Death of Adnan Hamdani, executed by Hussein |
| 1979 | Hussein, Saddam | |
| Appointed Party Chairman after the resignation of President Bakr |
| Damascus Negotiates unification with Syria to protect Iraq from Khomein's power in Iran |
| July Appointed President of Iraq |
| July Bakr is persuaded bt Hussein to resign, to prevent unifacation with Syria |
| July Baghdad Purges the Revolutionary Command Council |
| July Baghdad Salim Shakir is tried for plotting against Saddam Hussein & is jailed for 7 yrs |
| 11th July Baghdad The Revolutionary Command Council decide to replace Bakr |
| 16th July Appointed President of Iraq, announced by al-Bakr |
| 16th July Bakr announces his resignation |
| 16th July Baghdad President Asad of Syria visits Saddam Hussein to discuss Iraqi & Syrian unification |
| 17th July Baghdad Inaugurated as President of Iraq |
| 27th July Baghdad Iraqs "night of the long knives", 500 are murdered |
| 17th Sep Shatt al Arab Iraq breaks it's 1975 treaty with Iran & declares sovereignty over Shatt al-Arab |
| 1979 | Mahmoud, Walid | |
| 22nd July Death of Walid Mahmoud, tortured & executed by Hussein |
| 1979 | Shakir, Salim | |
| July Baghdad Salim Shakir is tried for plotting against Saddam Hussein & is jailed for 7 yrs |
| 1980 | Hussein, Saddam | |
| Baghdad Candidates for the National Assembly must be followers of the 1968 revolution |
| Baghdad Elections to the 250 seat National Assembly are to be held every 4 yrs |
| Founds the Amn al-Khass, Special Security, the security arm of the state |
| Baghdad Resurrects the Natinal Assembly, dormant since the overthrow of the monarchy in 1958 |
| The Amn al-Khass reports directly to the President's office |
| 20th June Elections are held to the National Asembly, won by the Ba'ath Socialist Party |
| 1982 | Bakr, Ahmed Hassan al- | |
| July Death of Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr, assassinated after planning a return to politics |
| 1984 | Hussein, Saddam | |
| The USA & Iraq resume diplomatic relations, ceased in 1967 |
| 1989 | Hussein, Saddam | |
| 2nd Oct Bush Issues a National Security Directive to resume normal relations with Iraq |
| 1991 | Hussein, Saddam | |
| 1st Mar Basra A revolt against the Government begins in Basra & spreads to other Shi'ite cities |
| 2003 | Tikriti, Barzan Ibrahim El-Hasan al | |
| 17th April Arrested by USAforces, officials characterize him as a member of what they called "Saddam's Dirty Dozen", responsible for torture and murder in Iraq |
| 2004 | Hussein, Saddam | |
| 9th Jan Hussein is given prisoner-of-war status |
| 1st July Baghdad Goes on trial for war crimes |
| 2006 | Bandar, Hamed al | |
| 5th Nov Barzan, along with his co-defendants Saddam and the former Chief Justice of the Iraqi Revolutionary Court Awad Hamed al-Bandar are sentenced to death by hanging |
| 2006 | Tikriti, Barzan Ibrahim El-Hasan al | |
| 5th Nov Barzan, along with his co-defendants Saddam and the former Chief Justice of the Iraqi Revolutionary Court Awad Hamed al-Bandar are sentenced to death by hanging |
| 2007 | Tikriti, Barzan Ibrahim al- | |
| 15th Jan Death of Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti, executed |
