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| 1959 | Kassem, Abdul Karim |  |
| Nasser regards the communist support for Kassem as hostile & they denounce each other |
| 1968 | Bakr, Ahmed Hassan al- | |
| 9th Oct The Baath Party declares that iy has smashed a Zionist spy ring |
| 1968 | Hussein, Saddam | |
| 9th Oct The Baath Party declares that iy has smashed a Zionist spy ring |
| 1975 | Bakr, Ahmed Hassan al- | |
| Settles some conflicts with the Kurds & border claims with Iran |
| 1975 | Hussein, Saddam | |
| Deputizes for Bakr during his ill health & recieves Jaques Chirac |
| 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 |
| 1978 | Hussein, Saddam | |
| Damascus Agrees to unite Syria & Iraq's ministries of foreign affairs, defense & information |
| Nov Signs a deal with France for the development of a nuclear reactor |
| 1979 | Bakr, Ahmed Hassan al- | |
| 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 | Hussein, Saddam | |
| Damascus Negotiates unification with Syria to protect Iraq from Khomein's power in Iran |
| 16th July Baghdad President Asad of Syria visits Saddam Hussein to discuss Iraqi & Syrian unification |
| 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 |
| 1990 | Hussein, Saddam | |
| Iraq gives up occupied land in Iran & agrees to protect Iran's eastern flank |
| 17th July Hussein's Revolutionary Day speech claims Kuwait stole oil from Iraq |
| 1991 | Hussein, Saddam | |
| 22nd Feb Iraq will withdraw from Kuwait if the coalition suspends military ops & sanctions |
| 6th Dec Iraq releases hostages it took after the UN demand for the evacuation of Kuwait |
