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🎬 Title: "Iraq Invades Kuwait 1990: The Shocking Move That Changed the Middle East 🌍🔥" 📝 Description: On August 2, 1990, Saddam Hussein’s Iraq invaded Kuwait, declaring it Iraq’s 19th province. The invasion triggered the Gulf War of 1991, where a U.S.-led coalition swiftly liberated Kuwait. A turning point in modern Middle Eastern history. 🔥 Hashtags: #HistoryFacts #GulfWar #Iraq #Kuwait #MiddleEast #WarHistory #DidYouKnow #OnThisDay #WorldEvents #militaryhistory | Sachi Real facts updates

Kuwait gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1961. Iraq attacked and overran Kuwait in 1990, but a U.S.-led U.N. coalition liberated the country in 1991. The Al Sabah family has ruled since 1991 and has reestablished an elected legislature that has become increasingly assertive. CIA’s World Factbook is a public resource providing basic intelligence on 258 world entities, including country profiles and one-page factsheets. Learn more. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/kuwa

Today in 1991, President Bush addressed the nation to announce the liberation of Kuwait. "Kuwait is liberated. Iraq's army is defeated. Our military objectives are met. Kuwait is once more in the hands of Kuwaitis, in control of their own destiny. We share in their joy, a joy tempered only by our compassion for their ordeal." | George and Barbara Bush Foundation