Ramadan Revolution
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The Ramadan Revolution was a 1963 military coup in Iraq that overthrew and killed Prime Minister Abd al-Karim Qasim, bringing the Ba'ath Party briefly to power.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ramadan Revolution canonical | 2 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military coup
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political revolution ⓘ |
| afterEvent |
Arif presidency in Iraq
ⓘ
Ba'athist–Nasserist power struggle in Iraq ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
1963 Iraqi coup d'état
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
8 February Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ Ba'athist coup of 1963 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | thousands killed and wounded (approximate) ⓘ |
| cause |
Ba'athist desire for power in Iraq
ⓘ
Cold War regional tensions ⓘ opposition to Qasim's policies ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| endDate | 1963-02-10 ⓘ |
| governmentOverthrown | Republic of Iraq under Abd al-Karim Qasim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | coup in Baghdad ⓘ |
| ideology |
Arab nationalism
ⓘ
Ba'athism NERFINISHED ⓘ anti-communism ⓘ |
| keyFigure |
Abdul Salam Arif
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr NERFINISHED ⓘ Ali Salih al-Sa'di NERFINISHED ⓘ Hardan al-Tikriti NERFINISHED ⓘ Salih Mahdi Ammash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Baghdad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ramadan ⓘ |
| newLeader | Abdul Salam Arif NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Abd al-Karim Qasim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iraqi Communist Party NERFINISHED ⓘ pro-Qasim forces ⓘ |
| participant |
Ba'ath Party
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iraqi Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Iraqi military officers ⓘ National Guard militia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Cold War in the Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1958 Iraqi Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Islamic holy month of Ramadan ⓘ |
| result |
Ba'ath Party comes to power in Iraq
ⓘ
death of Abd al-Karim Qasim ⓘ end of Qasim government ⓘ establishment of Ba'athist government in Iraq ⓘ increased Ba'athist influence in Iraqi military ⓘ mass arrests of communists and leftists ⓘ overthrow of Abd al-Karim Qasim ⓘ purge of Iraqi Communist Party ⓘ |
| significance |
first Ba'athist seizure of power in Iraq
ⓘ
paved way for later Ba'athist rule under Saddam Hussein ⓘ |
| startDate | 1963-02-08 ⓘ |
| typeOfConflict | internal armed conflict ⓘ |
| year | 1963 ⓘ |
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