Rashid Ali al-Gaylani

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Rashid Ali al-Gaylani was an Iraqi nationalist politician and prime minister best known for leading a pro-Axis coup against British influence in Iraq during World War II.

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Rashid Ali al-Gaylani canonical 9
Prime Minister Nuri al-Said 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Iraqi nationalist
human
politician
prime minister
afterEvent defeat in the Anglo-Iraqi War
alliance Axis powers
birthDate 1892
causeOfNotability anti-British nationalist policies in Iraq
role in Middle Eastern politics during World War II
citizenship Iraq
conflict Iraq campaign (1941)
surface form: Anglo-Iraqi War
countryOfOrigin Ottoman Empire
deathDate 1965-08-28
era World War II
ethnicGroup Arabs
surface form: Arab
event Iraqi coup d'état of 1941
surface form: 1941 pro-Axis coup in Iraq
exileTo Germany
Iran
Saudi Arabia
leaderOf Iraqi coup d'état of 1941
surface form: the 1941 Iraqi coup d'état
monarchDuringTerm Faisal I of Iraq
surface form: King Faisal I of Iraq

Abd al-Ilah
surface form: Regent 'Abd al-Ilah
movement Golden Square (Iraqi nationalist officers)
name Rashid Ali al-Gaylani self-link
Rashid Ali al-Kaylani
notableFor leading a pro-Axis coup in Iraq in 1941
opposition to British influence in Iraq
occupation lawyer
politician
office Prime Minister of Iraq (first term)
Prime Minister of Iraq (second term)
opposed British mandate influence in Iraq
United Kingdom
politicalIdeology Arab nationalism
Iraqi nationalism
positionHeld Minister of Interior of Iraq
Minister of Justice of Iraq
Prime Minister of Iraq
regionOfActivity Baghdad
religion Islam
returnedTo Iraq
supported German foreign policy during World War II
Italian foreign policy during World War II
termEnd 1933-11-09
1941-05-29
termStart 1933-03-20
1940-03-31

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Iraq campaign (1941) commandedBy Rashid Ali al-Gaylani
1958 Iraqi coup d'état opponent Rashid Ali al-Gaylani
this entity surface form: Prime Minister Nuri al-Said
Kingdom of Iraq primeMinister Rashid Ali al-Gaylani
Iraqi coup d'état of 1941 hasParticipant Rashid Ali al-Gaylani
Iraqi coup d'état of 1941 leader Rashid Ali al-Gaylani
Rashid Ali al-Gaylani name Rashid Ali al-Gaylani self-link
siege of RAF Habbaniya commanderForIraqiSide Rashid Ali al-Gaylani
Salah al-Din al-Sabbagh alliedWith Rashid Ali al-Gaylani