1In July 1979, Iraqi President Becker resigned due to illness, and Sunni Saddam Hussein became the leader of the party and took over as president.
On March 20th, 2003, the United States organized coalition forces to attack Iraq on the grounds that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction. This move was not approved by the United Nations and the Iraq war broke out.
After Iraq was controlled by the United States and its allies, paul bremer, the chief executive appointed by the United States, was the highest chief executive in charge of Iraq affairs in the United States and served as the head of Iraq.
On June 30, 2005, Iraq held a general election.
On May 20, 2006, the first official government after the war was sworn in with the approval of the parliament. The Prime Minister is Jawad al-Maliki.
2. Economic structure analysis
The oil industry is the economic pillar of Iraq, and its crude oil reserves rank fifth in the world, traditionally providing 95% of the country's foreign exchange earnings.
3. The impact of the war on the Iraqi economy
In A.D. 1980, Iraq launched the Iran-Iraq War.
Due to a large amount of war expenditure and the destruction of oil production capacity by the Iran-Iraq war, the Iraqi government had to tighten its expenditure, borrow a lot of money and postpone the repayment time. The economic losses caused by the war are estimated to exceed $654.38+000 billion.
1988 after the war, with the reconstruction of oil production and pipeline facilities, oil exports gradually recovered.
1In August 1990, Iraq sent troops to occupy Kuwait, and was subsequently subjected to economic sanctions by the international community. 199 1 The damage caused by the Gulf War, which started at 1, has severely hit the Iraqi economy. The Iraqi government's expenditure is tilted towards the army, security forces and the forces supporting the regime, which is not conducive to economic recovery.
4. The influence of the United Nations and the international community on the Iraqi economy.
1996 12 The United Nations oil-for-food program has improved the living conditions of ordinary Iraqi civilians in a limited way. According to this plan, Iraq can export a limited amount of oil in exchange for food, medicine and some infrastructure spare parts.
From 1999 to 12, the UN Security Council allowed Iraq to export as much oil as possible under this plan to meet the needs of humanitarian relief. Oil exports reached three quarters of the pre-war level. However, 28% of Iraq's oil export revenue is used for the United Nations Compensation Fund and related management expenses of the United Nations.
5. Impact of international oil price on Iraqi economy
In 200 1 year, due to the weak global economy and falling oil prices, Iraq's gross national product declined.
After the US military occupied Iraq in 2003, Iraq cooperated with international oil giants to auction the exploitation rights of domestic large and small oil fields, which enabled its oil economy to recover rapidly.
Abstract: During Saddam Hussein's administration, he exercised brutal dictatorship over Shiite Muslims and attacked and killed dissidents. At the same time, under the induction and competition of various international forces, the country is in frequent wars.
Generally speaking, Iraq did not achieve any obvious economic achievements during Saddam's rule. On the contrary, international forces and international oil prices affect Iraq's economic development.