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Iraq: Polity Style: 1920-2024

11 Nov 1920 creation of national government proclaimed by the High Commissioner for Iraq
11 Nov 1920 - 23 Aug 1921 al-ʿIrāq (العراق‎‎) | Iraq
23 Aug 1921 ceremony of accession of a Malik al-ʿIrāq in Baghdad
23 Aug 1921 - 14 Jul 1958 al-Mamlaka al-ʿIrāqiyya (المملكة العراقية) | Kingdom of Iraq
14 Jul 1958 proclamation of republic in a statement issued by commander-in-chief of the national armed forces
14 Jul 1958 - 6 Jan 1992 al-Jumhūriyya al-ʿIrāqiyya (الجمهورية العراقية) | Iraqi Republic
6 Jan 1992 law No. 460 on the change of the state name in the Constitution and its amendments passed 30 Dec 1991 becomes effective upon publication (Official Gazette, No. 3387, 6 Jan 1992, p. 2)
6 Jan 1992 - 9 Apr 2003 Jumhūriyyat al-ʿIrāq (جمهورية العـراق) | Republic of Iraq
9 Apr 2003 polity disintegrates upon the occupation of the seat of government by alien military forces
9 Apr 2003 - 28 Jun 2004 Iraq = al-ʿIraq (العراق‎‎) (under occupation) | Iraq [1]
28 Jun 2004 transfer of sovereignty to national administration
28 Jun 2004 - Jumhūriyyat al-ʿIrāq (جمهورية العـراق) : Komara Íraqé (كۆماريى عێراق) | Republic of Iraq [2]

[1] Occupation authorities do not follow any consistent practice referring to the polity as Iraq and Republic of Iraq in English documentation (translated into Arabic as al-ʿIraq and Jumhūriyyat al-ʿIrāq respectively).
[2] The Law of Administration for the State of Iraq for the Transitional Period (effective 28 Jun 2004 - 22 May 2006) referred to the polity as al-Dawla al-ʿIrāqiyya (Iraqi State) in Arabic and Dawlat al-ʿIrāq (State of Iraq) in Kurdish.