2020-FEB-16

Polity Timeline
IRAQ

Flag or logo changes:

1900-01-01:

Region of Ottoman Iraq : ARABIAN IRAQ

(Baghdad)

- ARABIAN IRAQ

1918-10-30:

British Military Territory of MESOPOTOMIA

(Baghdad)

- MESOPOTAMIA

1919-01-10:

British Territory of MESOPOTAMIA

(Baghdad)

- MESOPOTAMIA

1920-11-11:

State of IRAQ [League of Nations Mandate under British Administration]

(Baghdad)

- IRAQ

1921-08-23:

IRAQI Kingdom [League of Nations Mandate under British Protectorate]

(Baghdad)

- IRAQ

1921-08-28:

IRAQI Kingdom [League of Nations Mandate under British Protectorate]

(Baghdad)

- IRAQ

1922-01-01:

IRAQI Kingdom [League of Nations Mandate under British Protectorate]

(Baghdad)

- IRAQ

1924-08-02:

IRAQI Kingdom [League of Nations Mandate under British Protectorate]

(Baghdad)

- IRAQ

1959-07-14:

Republic of IRAQ [Sovereignty Council]

(Baghdad)

- IRAQ

1963-06-08:

Republic of IRAQ

(Baghdad)

- IRAQ

1991-01-13:

Republic of IRAQ

(Baghdad)

- IRAQ

2004-04-26:

Republic of IRAQ [Government Council – United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq-UNAMI]

(Baghdad ^a + Camp Victory ^m)

- IRAQ

2004-06-28:

Republic of IRAQ [Multi-National Force – United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq-UNAMI]

(Baghdad ^a + Camp Victory ^m)

- IRAQ

2008-01-22:

Republic of IRAQ [Multi-National Force – United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq-UNAMI]

(Baghdad ^a + Camp Victory ^m)

- IRAQ

Emblem or Symbol changes:

1900-01-01:

Region of Ottoman Iraq : ARABIAN IRAQ

(Baghdad)

- ARABIAN IRAQ

1918-10-30:

British Military Territory of MESOPOTOMIA

(Baghdad)

- MESOPOTAMIA

1920-11-11:

State of IRAQ [League of Nations Mandate under British Administration]

(Baghdad)

- IRAQ

1921-08-23:

IRAQI Kingdom [League of Nations Mandate under British Protectorate]

(Baghdad)

- IRAQ

1931-03-03:

IRAQI Kingdom [League of Nations Mandate under British Administration]

(Baghdad)

- IRAQ

1946-06-16:

IRAQI Kingdom [British Occupation]

(Baghdad)

- IRAQ

1958-07-14:

IRAQI Republic

(Baghdad)

- IRAQ

1959-07-14:

Republic of IRAQ [Sovereignty Council]

(Baghdad)

- IRAQ

1965-06-02:

Republic of IRAQ

(Baghdad)

- IRAQ

1991-01-13:

Republic of IRAQ

(Baghdad)

- IRAQ

2003-04-14:

Republic of IRAQ [American and Allied Occupation]

(Baghdad ^a + Camp Victory ^m)

- IRAQ

2003-04-21:

Republic of IRAQ [Coalition Provisional Authority]

(Baghdad ^a + Camp Victory ^m)

- IRAQ

2004-04-26:

Republic of IRAQ [Government Council – United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq-UNAMI]

(Baghdad ^a + Camp Victory ^m)

- IRAQ

2004-06-28:

Republic of IRAQ [Multi-National Force – United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq-UNAMI]

(Baghdad ^a + Camp Victory ^m)

- IRAQ

2004-06-30:

Republic of IRAQ [Multi-National Force – United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq-UNAMI]

(Baghdad ^a + Camp Victory ^m)

- IRAQ

2005-05-03:

Republic of IRAQ [Multi-National Force – United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq-UNAMI]

(Baghdad ^a + Camp Victory ^m)

- IRAQ

2008-01-22:

Republic of IRAQ [Multi-National Force – United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq-UNAMI]

(Baghdad ^a + Camp Victory ^m)

- IRAQ

Sovereignty changes:

1900-01-01:

OTTOMAN TURKEY

1918-10-30:

UNITED KINGDOM

1920-11-11:

IRAQ +

UNITED KINGDOM +

LEAGUE OF NATIONS +

1932-10-03:

IRAQ

1941-04-01:

IRAQ

1941-05-02:

INDIA +

IRAQ +

UNITED KINGDOM +

1942-08-25:

IRAQ +

UNITED KINGDOM +

1946-06-16:

IRAQ +

ARAB UNION +

UNITED KINGDOM +

1947-02-04:

IRAQ +

UNITED KINGDOM +

1947-10-27:

IRAQ

1951-09-05:

IRAQ

1952-08-11:

IRAQ

1958-02-14:

IRAQ +

ARAB UNION +

1958-08-02:

IRAQ

2003-04-14:

GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND +

IRAQ +

UNITED KINGDOM +

AMERICA +

2003-05-17:

GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND +

IRAQ +

POLAND +

UNITED KINGDOM +

AMERICA +

2003-05-22:

GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND +

IRAQ +

POLAND +

UNITED KINGDOM +

UNITED NATIONS +

AMERICA +

2003-09-01:

IRAQ +

UNITED NATIONS +

AMERICA +

2009-01-01:

IRAQ +

AMERICA +

2011-12-15:

IRAQ

Capital Local Name changes:

1900-01-01:

Bağdat

1917-03-11:

Musul

1918-10-30:

Baghdad

2003-04-09:

Tikrît

2003-04-14:

Baghdad + Camp Victory

2010-01-01:

Baghdad

Local Name of Country changes:

1900-01-01:

IRAK-ARABI

1918-10-30:

MESOPOTAMIA

1920-11-11:

IRAQ

1958-07-14:

IRĀQ

2003-04-14:

IRAQ

2010-01-01:

IRĀQ

Status changes:

1900-01-01:

Region of Ottoman Iraq : ARABIAN IRAQ

1918-10-30:

British Military Territory of MESOPOTOMIA

1919-01-10:

British Territory of MESOPOTAMIA

1920-04-25:

British Mandate for MESOPOTAMIA

1920-10-01:

British High Commission of MESOPOTAMIA

1920-11-11:

State of IRAQ [League of Nations Mandate under British Administration]

1921-08-23:

IRAQI Kingdom [League of Nations Mandate under British Protectorate]

1930-06-30:

IRAQI Kingdom [League of Nations Mandate under British Administration]

1932-10-03:

IRAQI Kingdom

1941-04-01:

IRAQI Kingdom [German Sphere of Influence]

1941-05-02:

IRAQI Kingdom [British Indian Occupation and Protectorate]

1942-08-25:

IRAQI Kingdom [British Occupation and Protectorate]

1944-04-01:

IRAQI Kingdom [British Occupation]

1947-10-27:

IRAQI Kingdom

1958-07-14:

IRAQI Republic

1958-08-02:

Republic of IRAQ

1959-07-14:

Republic of IRAQ [Sovereignty Council]

1963-02-08:

Republic of IRAQ

2003-04-14:

Republic of IRAQ [American and Allied Occupation]

2003-04-21:

Republic of IRAQ [Coalition Provisional Authority]

2003-05-22:

Republic of IRAQ [Coalition Provisional Authority – United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq-UNAMI]

2004-04-26:

Republic of IRAQ [Government Council – United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq-UNAMI]

2004-05-14:

Republic of IRAQ [Multi-National Force – United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq-UNAMI]

2009-01-01:

Republic of IRAQ [Multi-National Force]

2010-01-01:

Republic of IRAQ

Ruler changes:

1920-11-11:

State of IRAQ [League of Nations Mandate under British Administration]

(Baghdad)

- Saiyid Abdul Rahman Al-Haydari Al-Gillani
(Qutb-ul Aqtaab Naqib Al-Ashraaf Syed Abd ar-Rahman al-Qadri al-Gaylani)

1921-08-23:

IRAQI Kingdom [League of Nations Mandate under British Protectorate]

(Baghdad)

- King Faysal I
(Malik Faysal I)

1933-09-08:

IRAQI Kingdom

(Baghdad)

- King Ghazi I
(Malik Ghazi I)

1939-04-04:

IRAQI Kingdom

(Baghdad)

- King Faysal II
(Malik Faysal II)

1958-07-14:

IRAQI Republic

(Baghdad)

- Muhammad Najib Al-Rubai
(Muhammad Najib Ar-Ruba´i)

1963-02-08:

Republic of IRAQ

(Baghdad)

- President Abdul Salam Arif
(Abd-as Salam Muhammed Aref)

1966-04-13:

Republic of IRAQ

(Baghdad)

- Abdul Rahman al-Bazzaz
(Abd Ar-Rahman Al-Bazzaz)

1966-04-16:

Republic of IRAQ

(Baghdad)

- President Abdul Rahman Arif
(Abd Ar-Rahman Aref)

1968-07-17:

Republic of IRAQ

(Baghdad)

- President Ahmad Hassan al-Bakr
(President Ahmad Hassan al-Bakr)

1979-07-16:

Republic of IRAQ

(Baghdad)

- President Saddam Hussein al-Tikriti
(Rais Saddam Husayn al-Majid at-Tikriti)

2003-04-09:

Republic of IRAQ

(Tikrit)

- Saddam Hussein al-Tikriti
(Saddam Husayn al-Majid at-Tikriti)

2003-04-14:

Republic of IRAQ [American and Allied Occupation]

(Baghdad ^a + Camp Victory ^m)

- US
(US)

2003-04-21:

Republic of IRAQ [Coalition Provisional Authority]

(Baghdad ^a + Camp Victory ^m)

- Jay Montgomery Garner
(Jay Montgomery Garner)

2003-05-17:

Republic of IRAQ [Coalition Provisional Authority]

(Baghdad ^a + Camp Victory ^m)

- Lewis Paul Bremer III
(Lewis Paul Bremer III)

2004-06-28:

Republic of IRAQ [Multi-National Force – United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq-UNAMI]

(Baghdad ^a + Camp Victory ^m)

- President Ghazi Al-Yawer
(Rais Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer)

2005-04-07:

Republic of IRAQ [Multi-National Force – United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq-UNAMI]

(Baghdad ^a + Camp Victory ^m)

- President Jalal Talabani
(Rais Jalal Talabani)

2012-12-20:

Republic of IRAQ

(Baghdad)

- Khodair Al-Khozaei
(Khudayir al-Khuza´i)

2014-07-19:

Republic of IRAQ

(Baghdad)

- President Jalal Talabani
(Rais Jalal Talabani)

2014-07-24:

Republic of IRAQ

(Baghdad)

- President Fuad Masum
(Rais Muḥammad Fūād Ma‘ṣūm)

2018-10-02:

Republic of IRAQ

(Baghdad)

- President Barham Salih
(Rais Barham Ahmed Salih)

2022-10-13:

Republic of IRAQ

(Baghdad)

- President Abdul Latif Rashid
(Rais Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid)