joanc1963
06-28-2007, 08:16 AM
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/june/28/newsid_4517000/4517865.stm
2004: US transfers power back to Iraq
The United States has handed power back to the Iraqi people at a low-key ceremony in Baghdad.
US administrator Paul Bremer transferred sovereignty to an Iraqi judge at a handover brought forward two days in an attempt to prevent the occasion being marked by bloodshed.
Mr Bremer flew out of the country shortly after. His departure ends 15 months of US control in Iraq.
Bringing the handover forward and holding it in secret meant the transfer of power was not marked by attacks by insurgents.
2004: US transfers power back to Iraq
The United States has handed power back to the Iraqi people at a low-key ceremony in Baghdad.
US administrator Paul Bremer transferred sovereignty to an Iraqi judge at a handover brought forward two days in an attempt to prevent the occasion being marked by bloodshed.
Mr Bremer flew out of the country shortly after. His departure ends 15 months of US control in Iraq.
Bringing the handover forward and holding it in secret meant the transfer of power was not marked by attacks by insurgents.