Republic of Iraq government under Abd al-Karim Qasim

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The Republic of Iraq government under Abd al-Karim Qasim was a nationalist, republican regime that came to power after the 1958 overthrow of the monarchy and pursued land reform, non-alignment, and limited cooperation with communists before being toppled in 1963.

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instanceOf government ⓘ
political regime ⓘ
abolished Hashemite royal family rule in Iraq ⓘ
Iraqi monarchy ⓘ
alsoHeldOfficeOf Minister of Defense (Abd al-Karim Qasim) ⓘ
cameToPowerBy 14 July Revolution ⓘ
capital Baghdad ⓘ
constitutionalForm republic ⓘ
country Republic of Iraq ⓘ
linked to: Iraqi state
domesticOppositionFrom Arab nationalists favoring union with United Arab Republic ⓘ
Ba'ath Party ⓘ
conservative landowning elites ⓘ
endTime 1963-02-08 ⓘ
faced Kurdish uprisings ⓘ
foreignPolicy non-alignment ⓘ
headOfGovernment Abd al-Karim Qasim ⓘ
ideology Arab nationalism ⓘ
Iraqi nationalism ⓘ
anti-imperialism ⓘ
republicanism ⓘ
implemented Law No. 30 of 1958 (agrarian reform law) ⓘ
Law No. 80 of 1961 (Iraqi oil law) ⓘ
increased state control over Iraq Petroleum Company concessions ⓘ
leaderTitle Prime Minister ⓘ
maintainedRelationsWith United States ⓘ
memberOf Non-Aligned Movement ⓘ
opposed British influence in Iraq ⓘ
overthrew Hashemite monarchy in Iraq ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Iraq
policy agrarian reform ⓘ
expansion of state sector ⓘ
land reform ⓘ
limited cooperation with Iraqi Communist Party ⓘ
nationalization of foreign assets ⓘ
politicalPosition left-leaning nationalist ⓘ
positionOnKurdishQuestion offered limited autonomy and cultural rights ⓘ
promoted expanded education system ⓘ
social welfare programs ⓘ
urban development in Baghdad ⓘ
recognized Soviet Union as key partner ⓘ
redistributed land to peasants ⓘ
reduced maximum size of private landholdings ⓘ
startTime 1958-07-14 ⓘ
succeededBy Ba'athist-led government of 1963 ⓘ
suppressed attempted coups ⓘ
toppledBy 8 February 1963 coup ⓘ
Ba'athist and Arab nationalist officers ⓘ
withdrewFrom Baghdad Pact ⓘ

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1963 Ramadan Revolution in Iraq → overthrew → Republic of Iraq government under Abd al-Karim Qasim ⓘ
Ba'athist Iraq → precededBy → Republic of Iraq (1958–1968) ⓘ
linked to: Republic of Iraq government under Abd al-Karim Qasim
Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i → politicalAlignment → aligned with Abd al-Karim Qasim’s regime ⓘ
linked to: Republic of Iraq government under Abd al-Karim Qasim
Ramadan Revolution → governmentOverthrown → Republic of Iraq under Abd al-Karim Qasim ⓘ
linked to: Republic of Iraq government under Abd al-Karim Qasim
8 February Revolution → governmentOverthrown → Republic of Iraq under Abd al-Karim Qasim ⓘ
linked to: Republic of Iraq government under Abd al-Karim Qasim