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| Baghdad in 1958 |
Once upon a time in Baghdad in 1958.
The 1958 Iraqi coup d'état or the 14 July Revolution took place on 14 July 1958 in Iraq, resulting in the overthrow of the Hashemite monarchy 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 executed during this coup. This coup laid the ideological foundations of Iraq that were to last until 2003, with Iraq becoming a de facto Arab nationalist and socialist one-party state.
A result of the overthrow of the Iraqi Hashemite dynasty, the coup d'état established the Republic of Iraq. This coup was followed by the overthrow of Abd al-Karim Qasim, who was then executed in the Ramadan Revolution. ( source, wiki )
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