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Iraq
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In 1988 there were eighteen governorates (alwiya,
sing., liwa), each administered by a governor appointed by
the president. Each governorate was divided into districts
(aqdhiya, sing., qadha) headed by district officers
(qaimaqamun; sing., qaimaqam); each district was
divided into subdistricts (nawahy; sing., nahiyah)
under the responsibility of subdistrict officers (mudara;
sing., mudir). Mayors headed cities and towns.
Municipalities were divided into several categories depending
upon the size of local revenues. Baghdad, the national capital,
had special administrative status. The mayor of Baghdad and the
mayors of other cities were presidential appointees.
In 1971 President Bakr promulgated the National Action
Charter, a broad statement of Baath Party political, economic,
social, and foreign policy objectives. This document called for
the formation of popular councils in all administrative
subdivisions. These councils were to be given the right to
supervise, to inspect, and to criticize the work of the
government. The first councils were appointed in 1973 in
accordance with a law promulgated by the RCC. As late as 1988,
however, there was insufficient empirical research available to
determine whether the popular councils were autonomous forums for
the channeling of grievances or were merely Baath Party-dominated
institutions used to encourage active popular support of, and
involvement in, government-initiated activities.
Data as of May 1988
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