Kuwait

Events (11)

• 1961

  6/19 — Kuwait declares independence from the United Kingdom.

• 1962

  11/11 — Kuwait's National Assembly ratifies the Constitution of Kuwait.

• 1981

  5/25 — In Riyadh, the Gulf Cooperation Council is created between Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

• 1990

  8/6 — Gulf War: The United Nations Security Council orders a global trade embargo against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait.

• 1990

  8/8 — Iraq occupies Kuwait and the state is annexed to Iraq. This would lead to the Gulf War shortly afterward.

• 1990

  8/28 — Iraq declares Kuwait to be its newest province.

• 1991

  1/12 — Persian Gulf War: An act of the U.S. Congress authorizes the use of American military force to drive Iraq out of Kuwait.

• 1991

  1/15 — The United Nations deadline for the withdrawal of Iraqi forces from occupied Kuwait expires, preparing the way for the start of Operation Desert Storm.

• 1991

  2/27 — Gulf War: U.S. President George H. W. Bush announces that "Kuwait is liberated".

• 2005

  5/16 — Kuwait permits women's suffrage in a 35-23 National Assembly vote.

• 2010

  8/19 — Operation Iraqi Freedom ends, with the last of the United States brigade combat teams crossing the border to Kuwait.