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Kuwait

1991 In liberated Kuwait, banks reopen] 1991 Emir of Kuwait returns to Kuwait City, after the Iraqis leave 1991 Iraq continues to explode oil fields in Kuwait 1991 Iraq repealed its annexation of Kuwait 1991 U.S. Embassy in Kuwait officially reopens 1991 6 week Gulf War ends after Iraqi troops retreated and Kuwait is liberated 1991 U.S. insists Iraq publicly announce it is leaving Kuwait by 12 PM EST 1991 Bush and U.S. Gulf War allies give Iraq 24 hours to begin Kuwait withdrawal 1991 World's largest oil spill, caused by embattled Iraqi forces in Kuwait 1991 US and 27 allies attack Iraq for occupying Kuwait (US time) 1991 UN's deadline for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait (they don't) 1990 Iraq announces it will never give up Kuwait 1990 US ambassador to Kuwait, Nathaniel Howell leaves Kuwait 1990 Mikhail Gorbachev tells Iraq to get out of Kuwait 1990 Saddam offers to free an estimated 2,000 men held in Kuwait 1990 President Bush at U.N., condemns Iraq's takeover of Kuwait 1990 Exiled emir of Kuwait visits White House 1990 Deposed emir of Kuwait address United Nations General Assembly 1990 Iraqi troops storm residence of French ambassador in Kuwait 1990 Bush and Gorbachev meet in Helsinki and urge Iraq to leave Kuwait 1990 Iraqi troops surround U.S. and other embassies in Kuwait City 1990 Iraq orders 4,000 Britons and 2,500 Americans in Kuwait to Iraq 1990 Iraq annexes Kuwait as its 19th province 1990 Radio Kuwait resigns air, due to Iraqi invasion 1990 Iraq invades and occupies Kuwait, Emir flees to Saudi Arabia 1990 Iraq pulls out of talks with Kuwait 1990 U.S. Ambassador tells Iraq, U.S. won't take sides in Iraq - Kuwait dispute 1990 U.S. warships in Persian Gulf placed on alert after Iraq masses nearly 30,000 troops near its border with Kuwait 1990 Hussein's Revolutionary Day speech claims Kuwait stole oil from Iraq 1986 Kuwait's National Assembly (Majlis al Umma) dissolves 1983 A truck bomb explodes at U.S. Embassy in Kuwait 1978 Crown Prince Sad Abdallah al-Salim Al Sabah becomes Prime Minister of Kuwait 1977 Amir Sheikh Jabir al-Ahmad al-Jabir Al Sabah becomes leader of Kuwait 1973 Arabs terrorists shoot passengers on Boeing 737 to Kuwait 1964 Egypt/Iraq/Jordan/Kuwait/Syria form common market 1963 Kuwait is 111th member of the United Nations 1962 Kuwait adopts constitution (1st, Islamitic) 1961 Iraq announces that Kuwait is a part of Iraq (Kuwait disagrees) 1961 Iraq demands dominion over Kuwait 1961 Kuwait declares independence from U.K. 1960 Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi-Arabia and Venezuela form OPEC 1915 Red Adair, oilman, fought oil fires in Kuwait 1902 Ibn Abdul-Aziz Saud, Kuwait, king, Saudi Arabia

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