Historical place archive

Iraq in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Iraq in Sweden. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

8 records8 event labels1 people1991–2003

Historical events in Iraq

1991

1991
Clandestine Programme Discovered
Hans Blix · Nuclear

The discovery drives major efforts to strengthen international safeguards.

1991
Iraq Nuclear Inspections
Hans Blix · Nuclear

Leads the IAEA as inspectors uncover Iraq's clandestine nuclear programme.

1994

February 1994
Iraqi Fissile Material Removal
Hans Blix · Nuclear

Oversees removal of the final declared weapons-usable spent fuel from Iraq.

February 1994
Spent Fuel Removed from Iraq
Hans Blix · Nuclear

The operation advances elimination of Iraq's former nuclear weapons capability.

2002

27 November 2002
Inspections Resume
Hans Blix · United Nations

UNMOVIC inspections resume in Iraq after nearly four years.

27 November 2002
UNMOVIC Returns to Iraqi Sites
Hans Blix · United Nations

Blix directs the renewed chemical, biological and missile verification effort.

2003

1 March 2003
Al Samoud 2 Destruction Begins
Hans Blix · Gulf War, 2nd

Supervises the start of destruction of Iraq's Al Samoud 2 missiles.

1 March 2003
Missile Destruction Supervised
Hans Blix · Gulf War, 2nd

UNMOVIC identifies the missile system as exceeding the permitted range.

Provenance

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