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2021-JAN-14
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)