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Kurdish Timeline
7th century- The Kurds conquered by the Arabs, centuries of living under the
rule of others. 1923- Turkey no longer obligated to grant Kurdish autonomy. The Treaty of Lausanne divides the Kurdish region
among Turkey, Iraq, and Syria. 1925- A Kurdish uprising against the
new Turkish Republic is suppressed.
Timeline (cont.)
1946- The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) founded by Iraqi Kurd Mustafa Barzani,
dedicated to the creation of independent Kurdistan.
1961- Kurds of northern Iraq revolt against the government of Abdul Karim Kassim,
continue fighting for decades. 1970- Peace agreement signed between the
Iraqi government and Kurds of northern Iraq, allowing the Kurds some control.
Timeline (cont.)
1974- KDP attacks Iraqi troops after government refuses to give control of oil-rich province of Kirkuk, traditional
Kurdish territory. 1978- In Turkey, Abdullah Ocalan helps
create Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK to seek Kurdish independence.
1979- Iran’s Islamic revolution sparks Kurdish revolt in Iran that is quickly
abolished by Iran.
Timeline (cont.)
1984- Thousands of Kurds in southeast Turkey join revolt, nationalism and
dissatisfaction with living conditions. 1988- Iraq retaliates against Kurds for
supporting Iran during Iran-Iraq war and through “al-Anfal” (“spoils of war”)
campaign, slaughters thousands of civilians, takes 1.5 million from their
homes. Thousands flee to Turkey.
Timeline (cont.)
1991- Iraq’s Kurds rise up against Saddam Hussein, encouraged by the
United States. Iraqi Kurds now control a 15,000-square-mile autonomous region in northern Iraq populated by 3 million
Kurds. 1991- Kurdish remains illegal in
schools, political setting and broadcasts.
Timeline (cont.)
1993- Turkish government grants limited autonomy to Kurds, Kurdish political parties
continue to be banned. 1998- PUK’s Talabani and the KDP’s Barzani
sign peace agreement, ending four-year war between rival Iraqi-Kurd factions.
1999- Abdulla Ocalan captured, convicted of treason and separatism, and sentenced to
death. Immediately spurs rash of bombings, other terrorist attacks both in Turkey and
abroad.
Timeline (cont.)
2002- Iraqi Kurdish regional parliament meets for first time in six years, real sign of unity between Iraqi-Kurdish
factions since four-year (1994-1998) war.
2003- Kurds join U.S. and British forces in defeating Saddam Hussein’s regime.
Location
The Kurd’s struggle for a homeland has been in the recent news.
Originally were pastoralists, nomads living in the mountains of modern-day
Kurdistan. Kurds at one point were Karduchi, an
ancient mountainous people.
The Kurdish Rebellions
Led by Mullah Mustafa al-Barzani, the Kurds revolt against parts of Iraq, Iran,
and Turkey. This causes years of attempting to create an autonomous Kurdish state. Leads to the creation of a Kurdish
nation in northern Iraq and the destruction of the Iraqi regime of
Premier Abdul Karim Kassim.
MythologicalLions, like this one in northern Kurdistan, have been thought of as a central piece in the Kurdish mythology.
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