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1920 |
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Iraq is formed as a mandate of the League of Nations, under British administration. |
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1921 |
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The British appoint Faisal the First as head of the kingdom of Iraq. |
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1924 |
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An elected Iraqi assembly reluctantly signs a treaty with Great Britain allowing the British to keep military bases inside Iraq and granting British right to veto Iraqi legislation. |
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1930 |
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Iraq enters into a treaty establishing a 25-year alliance with Britain. |
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