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1937 in Iraq

Explore 4 historical events and records for Iraq in 1937.

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Historical records for Iraq in 1937

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April

28 April 1937

Birth of Saddam Hussein

Hussein, Saddam · Al-Auja · Politics / Ba'ath Socialist Party

Birth of Saddam Hussein, near Tikrit

August

11 August 1937

Assassination of Sidqi Bakr

Bakr, Sidqi · Mosul · President of Iraq · Government / Government of Iraq

General Bakr Sidqi, who came to power in Iraq in 1936 through a violent coup, is assassinated in Mosul

11 August 1937

Coup

Bakr, Sidqi · Mosul · President of Iraq · Government / Government of Iraq

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

11 August 1937

Death of Sidqi Bakr

Bakr, Sidqi · Mosul · President of Iraq · Government / Government of Iraq

Death of Bakr Sidqi, who came to power in Iraq in 1936 through a violent coup, is assassinated in Mosul

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