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Coup

Iraq · Warfare / World War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

4Records
1941Date range
3Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1941

Abd Al-Allah Ibn Ali Ibn HusseinMarch 1941

Baghdad · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Ousted as the ruler of Iraq for being pro-British

Rashid Ali al KaylaniMarch 1941

Baghdad · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Ousts Abd Al-Allah Ibn Ali Ibn as the ruler of Iraq for being pro-British

Rashid Ali al Kaylani30 May 1941

Warfare / World War, 2nd

The Rashid Ali Al-Gaylani coup leads to a British invasion of Iraq

Rashid Ali al Ali1941

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Pro-German coup, Britain re-occupies Iraq

Names involved

Abd Al-Allah Ibn Ali Ibn HusseinRashid Ali al AliRashid Ali al Kaylani

Provenance

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