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1534 Mesopotamia part of the Ottoman Empire.
1623 Persian occupation to 1638.
1751 Semi-independent Mameluke Beys are governors of Baghdad to
1831.
1831 Direct Ottoman rule restored.
1832 Egyptian administration of Basra to 1842.
1914 British occupation of Mesopotamia begins.
1919 British rule.
1920 State of Iraq ( League of Nations Mandate under Britain ).
1921 Iraqi Kingdom
1941 British occupation to 1945.
1922 Iraqi-Saudi Arabian neutral zone in southern area to 1981.
1932 Full independence.
1958 Federation with Jordan ( Arab Union ).
1958 Iraqi Republic ( Repulic of Iraq )
1963 Proposed Arab Socialist Union with Egypt, Iraq and Syria. ( The
agreement was not carried out )
1990 Annexation of Kuwait as 19th province of Iraq to 1991.
2003 U.S.-British occupation ( Coalition
Provisional Authority ) to 2004.
2004 Iraqi Interim Government / Iraqi Transitional Government to
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