Iraqi coup d'état of 1941

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coup d'état event in World War II military coup political event

The Iraqi coup d'état of 1941 was a pro-Axis military takeover in Iraq that briefly overthrew the pro-British government and triggered a short but significant Anglo-Iraqi conflict during World War II.

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Label Occurrences
1941 Iraqi coup d'état 2
1941 Iraqi coup d’état 1
1941 pro-Axis coup in Iraq 1

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coup d'état ⓘ
event in World War II ⓘ
military coup ⓘ
political event ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Golden Square coup ⓘ
Iraqi coup d'état of 1941 ⓘ
surface form: Rashid Ali coup
conflict Iraq campaign (1941) ⓘ
surface form: Anglo-Iraqi War
country Iraq ⓘ
endDate 1941-05-31 ⓘ
followedBy British occupation of Iraq in 1941 ⓘ
restoration of the pro-British regency under 'Abd al-Ilah ⓘ
hasCause Iraqi nationalist sentiment ⓘ
opposition to British influence in Iraq ⓘ
resentment of Anglo-Iraqi Treaty of 1930 ⓘ
sympathy for Axis powers ⓘ
hasParticipant British Indian Army ⓘ
Fascist Italy ⓘ
Golden Square ⓘ
Iraqi Army ⓘ
Faisal II of Iraq ⓘ
surface form: King Faisal II of Iraq

Nazi Germany ⓘ
Rashid Ali al-Gaylani ⓘ
Abd al-Ilah ⓘ
surface form: Regent 'Abd al-Ilah

Royal Air Force ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
French State (Vichy regime) ⓘ
surface form: Vichy France (diplomatic and intelligence support)
ideology Iraqi nationalism ⓘ
pro-Axis alignment ⓘ
leader Rashid Ali al-Gaylani ⓘ
location Baghdad ⓘ
opposedBy Arab Legion ⓘ
British Indian Army ⓘ
Transjordan ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
opposedIdeology pro-British alignment ⓘ
partOf Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ
surface form: Middle Eastern theatre of World War II

World War II ⓘ
precededBy growing Axis influence in the Middle East ⓘ
relatedTo Anglo-Iraqi Treaty 1930 ⓘ
surface form: Anglo-Iraqi Treaty of 1930

Golden Square officers ⓘ
Rashid Ali al-Gaylani government ⓘ
result defeat of the coup government ⓘ
exile of Rashid Ali al-Gaylani ⓘ
reassertion of British control over Iraqi foreign and defense policy ⓘ
strengthening of British military presence in Iraq ⓘ
significance encouraged Axis diplomatic and intelligence activity in the Arab world ⓘ
prompted rapid British military intervention from bases in India and Palestine ⓘ
threatened Allied control of oil supplies in the Middle East ⓘ
startDate 1941-04-01 ⓘ
supportedBy Fascist Italy ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ
timePeriod World War II ⓘ
surface form: Second World War

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Subject: Iraqi coup d'état of 1941
Description of subject: The Iraqi coup d'état of 1941 was a pro-Axis military takeover in Iraq that briefly overthrew the pro-British government and triggered a short but significant Anglo-Iraqi conflict during World War II.

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Middle East theatre of World War II → hasPart → Iraqi coup d'état of 1941 ⓘ
Anglo-Iraqi Treaty 1930 → influencedEvent → Iraqi coup d'état of 1941 ⓘ
subject surface form: Anglo-Iraqi Treaty of 1930
this entity surface form: 1941 Iraqi coup d’état
Iraqi coup d'état of 1941 → alsoKnownAs → Iraqi coup d'état of 1941 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rashid Ali coup
Prince Regent 'Abd al-Ilah → notableEvent → Iraqi coup d'état of 1941 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Iraqi coup of 1941
Rashid Ali al-Gaylani → leaderOf → Iraqi coup d'état of 1941 ⓘ
this entity surface form: the 1941 Iraqi coup d'état
Rashid Ali al-Gaylani → event → Iraqi coup d'état of 1941 ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1941 pro-Axis coup in Iraq
siege of RAF Habbaniya → precededBy → Iraqi coup d'état of 1941 ⓘ
this entity surface form: coup of Rashid Ali al-Gaylani
Battle of Habbaniya → relatedEvent → Iraqi coup d'état of 1941 ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1941 Iraqi coup d'état
Salah al-Din al-Sabbagh → participatedIn → Iraqi coup d'état of 1941 ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1941 Iraqi coup d'état