Constitution of Iraq
The 37-member Cabinet is approved by the National Assembly and sworn in on May 20, 2006
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2006 in Iraq
Explore 26 historical events and records for Iraq in 2006.
Historical records for Iraq in 2006
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May
Inauguration
The 37-member Cabinet is approved by the National Assembly and sworn in on May 20, 2006
National Assembly
The 37-member Cabinet is approved by the National Assembly and sworn in on May 20, 2006
June
Minister of Interior
Appointed Minister of the Interior
Secretary of State for Defence
Appointed Minister of Defence
Meeting with With al-Maliki and President of Iraq Jalal
US President Bush pays a visit to Baghdad to meet with al-Maliki and President of Iraq Jalal Talabani, as a token of support for the new Government
Meeting with With al-Maliki and President of Iraq Jalal
US President Bush pays a visit to Baghdad to meet with al-Maliki and President of Iraq Jalal Talabani, as a token of support for the new Government
Trial
Chief prosecutor Jaafar al-Mussawi delivers the final arguments for the prosecution, calling for Saddam Hussein, his half-brother Barzan al-Tikriti & former Vice President, Taha Yassin Ramadan, to be sentenced to death
Trial
Chief prosecutor Jaafar al-Mussawi delivers the final arguments for the prosecution, calling for Saddam Hussein, his half-brother Barzan al-Tikriti & former Vice President, Taha Yassin Ramadan, to be sentenced to death
National Reconciliation
Maliki presents a national reconciliation plan to the Iraqi Parliament, the peace plan sets out to remove powerful militias from the streets, open a dialogue with rebels, and review the status of purged members of the once-ruling Baath party
Al-Qaeda
Maliki and the Americans announce the killing of Al-Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
July
Trial
Saddam Hussein announces a boycott of the trial, saying it makes a mockery of international and Iraqi law and is driven by "malicious" US aims
August
Trial
A second and separate trial begins on 21 August 2006, trying Saddam and six co-defendants for genocide during the Anfal military campaign against the Kurds of northern Iraq
September
Visit to To neighbouring Iran
Al-Maliki makes his first official visit to neighbouring Iran
November
Massacre
Saddam Hussein is found guilty of crimes against humanity for the killing of 148 Shias in Tigris river city of Dujail in 1982, sentenced to death by hanging
Trial
Barzan, along with his co-defendants Saddam and the former Chief Justice of the Iraqi Revolutionary Court Awad Hamed al-Bandar are sentenced to death by hanging
Trial
Former chief Judge of Revolutionary Court charged with involvement in the Dujail killings found guilty and sentenced to death by hanging
Trial
Saddam Hussein is found guilty of crimes against humanity for the killing of 148 Shias in Tigris river city of Dujail in 1982, sentenced to death by hanging
Trial
Iraqi vice-president until 2003, charged with involvement in the Dujail killings, found guilty and sentenced to life in prison
Trial
Barzan, along with his co-defendants Saddam and the former Chief Justice of the Iraqi Revolutionary Court Awad Hamed al-Bandar are sentenced to death by hanging
Trial
Saddam Husseins half-brother, head of the intelligence service charged with involvement in the Dujail killings found guilty and sentenced to death by hanging
December
Massacre
Saddams appeal is rejected and the death sentence upheld
Camp Justice
The execution is carried out at "Camp Justice," an Iraqi army base in Kazimain, a neighbourhood of northeast Baghdad
Execution
The execution is carried out at "Camp Justice," an Iraqi army base in Kazimain, a neighbourhood of northeast Baghdad. On 30 December 2006 at approximately 6:05 am Baghdad time, Saddam Husseins sentence is carried out and he was executed by hanging
Execution
Husseins execution is carried out on December 30, 2006 (notably, the first Muslim day of the feast of Eid ul-Adha)
Execution
Signs the death warrant of Saddam Hussein and declines a stay of execution, saying there would be "no review or delay" in the event. Husseins execution is carried out on December 30, 2006 (notably, the first Muslim day of the feast of Eid ul-Adha)
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