Coup
Counting on his great popular support and promises of social reform, General Bakr Sidqi launches a military coup in Iraq
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Sidqi Bakr Biography and Timeline
Follow Sidqi Bakr through 4 dated historical records for Iraq.
Sidqi Bakr, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1936–1937Years on this page
1936
1937
Assassination of Sidqi Bakr
General Bakr Sidqi, who came to power in Iraq in 1936 through a violent coup, is assassinated in Mosul
Coup
General Bakr Sidqi, who came to power in Iraq in 1936 through a violent coup, is assassinated in Mosul. Death of Bakr Sidqi, who came to power in Iraq in 1936 through a violent coup, is assassinated in Mosul
Death of Sidqi Bakr
Death of Bakr Sidqi, who came to power in Iraq in 1936 through a violent coup, is assassinated in Mosul
Records, sources and methodology
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