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Name: 14 July Revolution

Type: Event

Start: 1958 AD

End: 1958 AD

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Was a coup d'état in Iraq that led to the overthrow of the Hashemite monarchy and the establishment of the Iraqi Republic.

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  • August 1958: The union lasted only six months, being officially dissolved on 2 August 1958, after Faisal II of Iraq was deposed by a military coup on 14 July.
  • July 1958: The 14 July Revolution, took place on 14 July 1958 in Iraq, and resulted in the overthrow of the Hashemite monarchy in Iraq that had been established by King Faisal I in 1921 under the auspices of the British. King Faisal II, Prince 'Abd al-Ilah, and Prime Minister Nuri al-Said were killed during the uprising.

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  • Tucker, E. (2016): The Middle East in Modern World History, Routledge, p.222
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