Sidqi Bakr11 August 1937
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
Iraq · Government / Government of Iraq. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
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
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