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Rebellion
History of Iraq
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| | 1171 | Saladin | |
| Suppresses the Fatimid dynasty |
| 1920 | Faisal I | |
| Aug A tribal revolt is launched throughout Iraqi territory after Arnold Wilson, the High Commissioner to Iraq, refuses to allow for the possibility any amount of Iraqi self-government |
| 1978 | Bakr, Ahmed Hassan al- | |
| Shiites, the majority of Iraq, oppose the secular policy of the Ba'athists |
| 1979 | Bakr, Ahmed Hassan al- | |
| Khomeini foments Shiite revolution in Iran, vows to extend it to Iran |
| Jan Baghadad Deadly Shiite riots erupt in Baghadad after the arrest of Shiite leaders |
| 1991 | Hussein, Saddam | |
| 60,000 are killed during the Shia & Kurdish uprisings |
| 1st Mar Basra A revolt against the Government begins in Basra & spreads to other Shi'ite cities |
| 1995 | Chalabi, Ahmad | |
| Emigr‚ Iraqi banker Ahmad Chalabi organizes a Kurdish uprising against Saddam Hussein in the northern part of the country |
| 1995 | Hussein, Saddam | |
| Emigr‚ Iraqi banker Ahmad Chalabi organizes a Kurdish uprising against Saddam Hussein in the northern part of the country |
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