Contemporary era · 1991

1991 Iraqi uprisings

The 1991 Iraqi uprisings were ethnic and religious uprisings against Saddam Hussein's Ba'athist regime that were mainly led by Shia rebels and Kurds. The uprisings lasted from March to April 1991 after a ceasefire following the end of the Gulf War. The mostly uncoordinated insurgency was fueled by the perception that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein had become vulnerable to regime change.

When: 1991
Where: Iraq
Era: Contemporary

Topics

Gulf War1990 – 1991 Iraq2,350 BCE – today

People

Saddam Hussein1937 – 2006Iraqi politician and revolutionary, president of Iraq from 1979 to 2003
Tariq Aziz1936 – 2015Iraqi Foreign Minister under Saddam Hussein (1936-2015)

Before and after

1991–1992 Georgian coup d'état1991 – 1992 1991 Racha earthquake1991 Show on timeline

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