POST COLD WAR WORLD
GLOBAL ISSUES SINCE 1991
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Question
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This man was in power in Iraq in 1990 when he invaded the neighboring country of Kuwait.
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Hassan Izz-Al-Din
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Mohammed Atef
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Osama bin Laden
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Saddam Hussein
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -After Iraqi forces invaded and annexed Kuwait and Saddam Hussein deposed the Emir of Kuwait, Jaber Al-Sabah, he installed Ali Hassan al-Majid as the new governor of Kuwait.
Detailed explanation-2: -Iraq’s leader, Saddam Hussein, ordered the invasion and occupation of Kuwait to acquire the nation’s large oil reserves, cancel a large debt Iraq owed Kuwait, and expand Iraqi power in the region.
Detailed explanation-3: -On August 2, 1990, at about 2 a.m. local time, Iraqi forces invade Kuwait, Iraq’s tiny, oil-rich neighbor. Kuwait’s defense forces were rapidly overwhelmed, and those that were not destroyed retreated to Saudi Arabia.
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