Coalition Provisional Authority

The Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) was established as a transitional government in Iraq following the invasion by the United States and the other members of the multinational coalition which was formed to oust the government of Saddam Hussein in 2003. Citing UN Security Council Resolution 1483 (2003), and the laws of war, the CPA vested itself with executive, legislative, and judicial authority over the Iraqi government from the period of the CPA's inception on April 21, 2003, until its dissolution on June 28, 2004.

See also

• Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund
• Reconstruction of Iraq
• Civilian Administrator of Iraq
• Provisional Government
• Development Fund for Iraq
• Coalition Provisional Authority Program Review Board
• International Advisory and Monitoring Board
• KPMG audit of the Development Fund for Iraq
• Condoleezza Rice http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2003-10-06-rice-iraq_x.htm