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Iraq in 1966

Name: Iraq in 1966 historical records
Creator: World History Database

Historical records for Iraq in 1966, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

4Records

4Events

3Named people

1Places

2Categories

Historical records

July

23 July 1966Arrest of Saddam HusseinSaddam Hussein

Politics / Ba'ath Socialist Party

Escapes from arrest

Other Events

1966Death of Abd al-Rahman ArefAbd al-Rahman Aref

Government / Government of Iraq

Death of Abd al-Salam Aref, killed in a helicopter crash

1966Death of Abdul Salam ArifAbdul Salam Arif

Baghdad · Government / Government of Iraq

Death of Abdul Salam Arif, killed in a helicopter crash

1966President of IraqAbd al-Rahman Aref

Government / Government of Iraq

Appointed President of Iraq, succeeds his brother

Names involved

Abd al-Rahman ArefAbdul Salam ArifSaddam Hussein

Places involved

Baghdad

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.