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| Assassination of Nayif Hussein, Saddam |  |
| London Nayif is shot dead on Saddam's orders in London |
| Coup d'Etat Bakr, Ahmed Hassan al- | |
| 16th July Saddam, Adnan, a cousin, & Tulfah, an uncle, threaten Bakr in the Presidential Palace |
| Coup d'Etat Hussein, Saddam | |
| 16th July Adnan, a cousin, & Tulfah, an uncle, threaten Bakr in the Presidential Palace |
| Diplomacy Bakr, Ahmed Hassan al- | |
| Attempts to create a united Arab front with Syria to oppose Egypt's peace with Israel |
| Diplomacy Hussein, Saddam | |
| Damascus Agrees to unite Syria & Iraq's ministries of foreign affairs, defense & information |
| Nov Signs a deal with France for the development of aNuclear reactor |
| Invasion of Kuwait Hussein, Saddam | |
| Nov Baghdad Threatens to invade Kuwait at the Arab Summit in Kuwait |
| Rebellion Bakr, Ahmed Hassan al- | |
| Shiites, the majority of Iraq, oppose the secular policy of the Ba'athists |
| Reform of Baath Party Bakr, Ahmed Hassan al- | |
| The Baath Party of Iraq announces it wishes to unite with the Baath Party of Syria |
| Reform of Baath Party Hussein, Saddam | |
| Architect of the policy to unite the Syrian & Iraqi Baath Parties |
| The Baath Party of Iraq announces it wishes to unite with the Baath Party of Syria |
| Summit Arab Hussein, Saddam | |
| Nov Baghdad Threatens to invade Kuwait at the Arab Summit in Kuwait |