Iraqi Governing Councilalternative words: Iraq Interim Governing Council keywords: organization related topics: Ahmed Chalabi , Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim , Jalal Talabani , Massoud Barzani , Iyad Allawi , Ghazi al-Yawer , Ibrahim al-Jaafari , Assyrian , Turkmen related web sites: http://www.sotaliraq.com/iraqi-governing-council.html , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq_interim_governing_council , http://www.cpa-iraq.org explanation: Interim government established by Americans after the fall of Saddam's regime. The membership appointed by Coalition provisional authority (CPA) represents Iraq's different ethnic and religious groups: 13 Shia Arabs, 5 Sunni Arabs, 5 Kurds, 1 Turkmen and 1 Christian Assyrian. Their main duties are appointing interim ministers and preparing a transition government by drafting the constitution. On June 1, 2004, Iraqi Governing Council dissolved after choosing Ghazi al-Yawer as President. | |