1990 â Iraq invaded Kuwait, seizing control of the oil-rich emirate. The day came to be known in Kuwait as âBlack Thursday.â 330 Kuwaitis died during the occupation and war. Sadam Hussein, leader of Iraq, took over Kuwait. G. Bush led an inter-national coalition for sanctions and a demand for withdrawal. The Iraqis were later driven out in Operation Desert Storm.
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