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How was the Iraqi Governing Council created after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein?
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Following the overthrow of the BaĘżath Party government in 2003, the United States and its coalition allies established the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) to oversee the governance of Iraq. In July 2003, the CPA appointed the 25-member Iraqi Governing Council, which was granted limited governing functions during the transition period.12