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1958 Revolution: Iraq's Monarchy Overthrown — Fexingo History
May 5, 2026 ·
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1958 Revolution: Iraq's Monarchy Overthrown — Fexingo History
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In July 1958, a military coup shattered the Hashemite kingdom of Iraq and set the nation on a radically new course. Episode 27 of The Story of Iraq tells the...
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In July 1958, a military coup shattered the Hashemite kingdom of Iraq and set the nation on a radically new course. Episode 27 of The Story of Iraq tells the gripping story of the 14 July Revolution: the Free Officers conspiracy led by Brigadier Abd al-Karim Qasim and Colonel Abdul Salam Arif, the bloodbath at the Royal Palace where King Faisal II, Crown Prince 'Abd al-Ilah, and Prime Minister Nuri al-Said were killed, and the brief but explosive union with Egypt under the United Arab Republic. We explore why the monarchy fell so quickly—the legacy of the 1941 war, the Baghdad Pact, the Suez Crisis, and deep inequalities in land and oil wealth. We also examine the revolution's immediate aftermath: Qasim's alliance with the Iraqi Communist Party, the brutal crackdown on leftist rivals, and the question of whether this was a true social revolution or just another coup. How did the 1958 coup lay the groundwork for decades of instability? And what did Iraqis hope for in those first heady days of the republic? This episode dives into a pivotal moment that reshaped the Middle East.
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#14JulyRevolution #AbdulKarimQasim #AbdulSalamArif #FaisalII #NuriAlSaid #IraqiCoup1958 #FreeOfficersIraq #BaghdadPact #SuezCrisis #UnitedArabRepublic #IraqiCommunistParty #MosulUprising #HashemiteMonarchy #ColdWarMiddleEast #OilAndRevolution #MiddleEastHistory #FexingoHistory #History #Mesopotamia #Sumerians
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-story-of-iraq-mesopotamia-empires-and-endless-conflict-fexingo-history--6985041/support.
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