Musings On Iraq review Hawker Hunters At War, Iraq and Jordan, 1958-1967
Musings On Iraq review Iraq & the Kurdish Question, 1958-70
Musings On Iraq review Iraq Between the Two World Wars, The Militarist Origins of Tyranny
Musings On Iraq review Iraq Since 1958, From Revolution To Dictatorship
Musings On Iraq review Iraq’s Burdens, Oil, Sanctions and Underdevelopment
Musings On Iraq review Iraqi Women, Untold Stories from 1948 to the Present
Musings On Iraq review Journey Among Brave Men, Travels in Kurdistan
Musings On Iraq review Killing Hope, U.S. Military and CIA Interventions Since World War II
Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970
Musings On Iraq review The Making of Iraq 1900-1963, Capital, Power and Ideology
Musings On Iraq review People Without A Country, The Kurds and Kurdistan
Musings On Iraq review A People’s History Of Iraq, The Iraqi Communist Party, Workers’ Movements, and the Left 1924-2004
Musings On Iraq review Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam
Musings On Iraq review Republican ‘Iraq, A Study in ‘Iraqi Politics since the Revolution of 1958
Musings On Iraq review Socialist Iraq, A Study in Iraqi Politics Since 1968
Musings On Iraq review State and Society in Iraq
Musings On Iraq interview with Western Kentucky’s Prof Romero on the Qasim govt
1958
Jul 4 Gen Qasim met with 7 of the 14 members of the Central Organization of Free Officers and
approved for he and Col Arif to move on Baghdad and overthrow monarchy
Jul 13 Col Arif gained control of 20th Brigade and began march towards Baghdad from
Diyala to start 1958 coup
(Musings On Iraq review Iraq Since 1958, From Revolution To Dictatorship)
(Musings On Iraq review Iraq Between the Two World Wars, The Militarist Origins of Tyranny)
(Musings On Iraq review Iraqi Women, Untold Stories from 1948 to the Present)
(Musings On Iraq review Republican ‘Iraq, A Study in ‘Iraqi Politics since the Revolution of 1958)
(Musings On Iraq Revolutionary Times, Gen. Qasim And Iraq’s 1958 Coup, Interview With Western Kentucky’s Prof. Juan Romero)
Jul 14 Free Officers led 1958 coup overthrowing King Faisal II and Iraq’s monarchy Gen Qasim
became head of state King Faisal II and family were killed
(Musings On Iraq review An Analysis of Hanna Batatu’s The Old Social Classes and the Revolutionary Movements of Iraq)
(Musings On Iraq review Iraq Between the Two World Wars, The Militarist Origins of Tyranny)
(Musings On Iraq review Iraq Since 1958, From Revolution To Dictatorship)
(Musings On Iraq review Iraqi Women, Untold Stories from 1948 to the Present)
(Musings On Iraq review The Making of Iraq 1900-1963, Capital, Power and Ideology)
(Musings On Iraq review Republican ‘Iraq, A Study in ‘Iraqi Politics since the Revolution of 1958)
(Musings On Iraq review Three Kings In Baghdad, The Tragedy Of Iraq’s Monarchy)
(Musings On Iraq Revolutionary Times, Gen. Qasim And Iraq’s 1958 Coup, Interview With Western Kentucky’s Prof. Juan Romero)
Jul 14 Communists had been in contact with Free Officers Called out its followers to demonstrate in
streets of Baghdad to support coup
(Musings On Iraq review A People’s History Of Iraq, The Iraqi Communist Party, Workers’ Movements, and the Left 1924-2004)
(Musings On Iraq review Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam)
(Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party)
Jul 14 Pro-coup crowds destroyed statue of UK Gen Maude who took Baghdad during WWI Set fire
to UK embassy Tore down statue of King Faisal I Sacked royal palace Dug up body of King Faisal II
Jul 14 Some Free Officers went to Qasim demanding Revolutionary Command Council be created to
run govt but Qasim refused
Jul 14 In response to 1958 coup Pres Eisenhower said Iraq was a country US was counting on to be
stable and progress in Mideast
Jul 14 Gen Qasim declared state of emergency to stop mobs
Jul 14 Revolutionary court set up to try members of monarchy
Jul 15 Deposed PM Nuri al-Said executed by Free Officers Regent’s body taken from royal
palace Mutilated Dragged through Baghdad streets
(Musings On Iraq review Three Kings In Baghdad, The Tragedy Of Iraq’s Monarchy)
(Musings On Iraq Is Iraq’s Prime Minister Maliki More Like Premier Nuri al-Sa’id Than Saddam? An Interview With Historian Phebe Marr)
(Musings On Iraq Revolutionary Times, Gen. Qasim And Iraq’s 1958 Coup, Interview With Western Kentucky’s Prof. Juan Romero)
Jul 15 Egypt sent 2 squadrons of MiGs to Syria to protect Iraqi coup if necessary
Jul 15 Eisenhower admin sent troops to Lebanon to prevent coup there after Iraq’s coup
Jul 16 PM Said’s body dug up and dragged through streets of Baghdad and then burned in front of
Egyptian embassy
(Musings On Iraq review Three Kings In Baghdad, The Tragedy Of Iraq’s Monarchy)
(Musings On Iraq Is Iraq’s Prime Minister Maliki More Like Premier Nuri al-Sa’id Than Saddam? An Interview With Historian Phebe Marr)
(Musings On Iraq Revolutionary Times, Gen. Qasim And Iraq’s 1958 Coup, Interview With Western Kentucky’s Prof. Juan Romero)
Jul 16 Egyptian army officer arrived in Baghdad to set up communications between Iraq and Egypt
Jul 16 Egypt’s Gen Nasser gave speech Said Iraq’s coup message to servants of US and British
imperialism Led Iraqi army units uncertain about coup to support it
Jul 16 KDP declaration said it supported liberation of Iraq formation of republic withdrawal from
Baghdad Pact
Jul 17 New govt made announcement on radio Said Iraq was now a republic and the people would
elect the govt Said there would be a president who would be elected later Called for Iraqi unity
Jul 17 Qasim called cabinet Passed resolutions including ending union with Jordan Overturned
decrees dismissing teachers and students for strikes
Jul 17 Gen Qasim sent delegation to meet with Gen Nasser of Egypt to talk about
uniting 2 countries
(Musings On Iraq Revolutionary Times, Gen. Qasim And Iraq’s 1958 Coup, Interview With Western Kentucky’s Prof. Juan Romero)
Jul 17 Delegation from United Democratic Party of Kurdistan met with Gen Qasim asking for
autonomy for Kurds Was turned down
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
Jul 17 US and UK met over 1958 coup Agreed they wouldn’t intervene militarily Sec State John
Foster Dulles said that if coup swept into Kuwait or Saudi Arabia there would be an intervention Thought Iraqi coup controlled by Nasser Didn’t want him to control oil
Jul 17 People’s Resistance Force created Was to train people to fight counterrevolutionaries or
foreign intervention Was taken over by Communists and used to go after its opponents
Jul 18 Report Eisenhower met with Sec State Dulles and British Foreign Sec Lloyd and they decided
the US and England would not intervene in Iraq to stop the 1958 coup US said Iraq had to respect western oil interests
Jul 18 Gen Qasim withdrew Iraq from Arab Union with Jordan
Jul 18 Gen Qasim gave 1st press conference Said after security established would be elections
Never happened
Jul 18 Nasser said any move against Iraq would be against United Arab Republic Was fear US
would intervene after US sent forces to Lebanon Jul 15 UK sent forces to Jordan Jul 17
Jul 19 Iraq sent delegation to Syria to meet with Nasser Signed cooperation agreement with United
Arab Republic Statement said UAR would defend Iraq Egypt sent military aid to Iraq afterward Col Arif took matters into own hands Talked about Iraq UAR union Arif claimed he was real leader of coup and Qasim would be sidelined
Jul 19 UK Foreign Sec MacMillan wrote that 1958 coup govt should be accepted
Jul 20 Qasim agreed to aid from USSR Was meant to distance Iraq from West
Jul 20 UK Amb to Iraq Wright said Qasim govt was opening relations with USSR but London
shouldn’t do anything provocative that might move Iraq into Communist hands
Jul 21 Gen Qasim set up court to try “enemies of the people” meaning officials from
monarchy Headed by Col Mahadawi Qasim’s cousin
Jul 22 UK Amb to Iraq Wright met with Qasim and other Iraqi officials Assured him new govt
wanted good relations with all countries Said UK was an ally
Jul 22 UK Amb to Iraq Wright told London that UK should recognize new Qasim govt Said new
regime more interested in reform than aligning with Nasser
Jul 27 Provisional constitution gave Kurds recognition as equal to Arabs
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
Jul 27 Qasim govt abolished Tribal Disputes Regulation created by UK Created separate tribal
justice system
Jul 28 Baghdad Pact members met Discussed Iraqi coup Decided to recognize Qasim govt
Jul 29 UK decided to recognize new Qasim govt
Aug 1 Gen Qasim announced Popular Resistance Force as popular militia to support govt
Communists took over organization and went after pan-Arabists
(Musings On Iraq Revolutionary Times, Gen. Qasim And Iraq’s 1958 Coup, Interview With Western Kentucky’s Prof. Juan Romero)
Aug 4 Govt passed two laws to purge judiciary and bureaucracy of monarchists
Aug 5 Communists organized huge protest in Baghdad for federal union with United Arab Republic
and Yemen and against immediate union which was pushed by pan-Arab officers, Nasserists and Baathists
(Musings On Iraq review The Making of Iraq 1900-1963, Capital, Power and Ideology)
(Musings On Iraq review A People’s History Of Iraq, The Iraqi Communist Party, Workers’ Movements, and the Left 1924-2004)
(Musings On Iraq review Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam)
(Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party)
(Musings On Iraq Revolutionary Times, Gen. Qasim And Iraq’s 1958 Coup, Interview With Western Kentucky’s Prof. Juan Romero)
Aug 7 Gen Qasim supported march by Communists against federation of United Arab Republic
of Syria and Egypt Qasim opposed United Arab Republic because rival of Egypt’s Nasser
(Musings On Iraq review The Making of Iraq 1900-1963, Capital, Power and Ideology)
(Musings On Iraq review Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam)
(Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party)
(Musings On Iraq Revolutionary Times, Gen. Qasim And Iraq’s 1958 Coup, Interview With Western Kentucky’s Prof. Juan Romero)
Aug 19 Ibrahim Ahmed asked Deputy PM Arif if United Democratic Party of Kurdistan could
publish a newspaper Was turned down
Sep 3 Qasim govt gave amnesty to Kurdish rebels Asked Mullah Mustafa Barzani to return to Iraq
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
(Musings On Iraq review Journey Among Brave Men, Travels in Kurdistan)
(Musings On Iraq Explaining Kurdish Nationalism Interview With Teen Tech Univ Prof Michael Gunter)
Sep 10 Col Arif was dismissed as Deputy Commander in Chief of Armed forces because
of his opposition to Gen Qasim
Sep 11 KDP statement to govt Supported Iraq-Egypt union but it should not be pressed because
Kurds would become smaller minority Said national rights should be first and that would lead to Kurdish rights being recognized
Sep 30 Agrarian Reform Law issued by Gen Qasim in attempt to redistribute land from large
landowners to peasants Broke power of landlords
(Musings On Iraq Revolutionary Times, Gen. Qasim And Iraq’s 1958 Coup, Interview With Western Kentucky’s Prof. Juan Romero)
(Musings On Iraq review Iraq’s Burdens, Oil, Sanctions and Underdevelopment)
Sep 30 Gen Qasim removed Col Arif as Dep PM and Interior Minister because he was a rival Arif
called for Revolutionary Command Council as means to maintain govt office but Qasim refused
Oct 3 Pan-Arabists held protest in front of Arif’s house Said they pledged allegiance to him Some
were hoping Arif to lead revolt vs Qasim
Oct 6 Mustafa Barzani returned to Iraq from exile in Soviet Union for talks with new
Qasim govt
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
(Musings On Iraq review Journey Among Brave Men, Travels in Kurdistan)
(Musings On Iraq review Iraq & the Kurdish Question, 1958-70)
(Musings On Iraq Explaining Kurdish Nationalism Interview With Teen Tech Univ Prof Michael Gunter)
Oct 11 Col Arif called to Defense Min by Qasim Got into heated argument that included Arif
drawing his pistol At end agreed to become ambassador to Germany
Oct 12 Gen Qasim sent Col Arif to Germany as Iraq’s ambassador to eliminate him as opponent Arif
went to Vienna not Germany and began plotting his return to Iraq
Oct 19 Gen Bakr forced to retire after Col Arif lost power struggle with Gen Qasim within govt
Nov 4 When rumors spread of a coup against Qasim Col Arif returned to Iraq from Germany
Nov 5 Col Arif arrested on charges of attempting to assassinate Gen Qasim in coup
Nov 5 Jumhuriya paper run by Col Arif and staffed by Baathists accused of taking part in Arif’s
plot against govt and closed
(Musings On Iraq review The Making of Iraq 1900-1963, Capital, Power and Ideology)
Nov 5 Huge protests organized by Communists to support Qasim against Col Arif
(Musings On Iraq review A People’s History Of Iraq, The Iraqi Communist Party, Workers’ Movements, and the Left 1924-2004)
Nov 10 Iraqi Communist Party issued plan for Kurdistan saying it supported Kurdish self-
government within Iraq
(Musings On Iraq review A People’s History Of Iraq, The Iraqi Communist Party, Workers’ Movements, and the Left 1924-2004)
(Musings On Iraq review Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam)
(Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party)
Nov 20 Iraqi Communist Party and United Democratic Party of Kurdistan issued joint statement
on cooperation Communists wanted to take over Kurdish party
(Musings On Iraq review Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam)
(Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party)
Nov 23 National Front reformed with National Democratic Party Istaqlal Party Communists Called
for Iraqi independence and Arab solidarity
(Musings On Iraq review The Making of Iraq 1900-1963, Capital, Power and Ideology)
Nov 28 Shah criticized Iraq for refusing to settle navigation down Shatt al-Arab Qasim
responded by claiming all of waterway
Dec 4 Arif returned to Iraq Qasim begged him to leave Iraq again to be ambassador to Germany Arif
refused
Dec 5 Qasim had Arif arrested and held for a month in prison
Dec 7 Plot against Gen Qasim by fmr PM Rashid Ali al-Gailani announced as foiled
Dec 9 Former PM Rashid Ali al-Gaylani arrested by Gen Qasim for plotting a coup Secret trial held
for those involved Gaylani acquitted for lack of evidence Others got death
Dec 10 3 accused of taking part in fmr PM Gaylani coup hanged 15 police and army officers also
shot
Dec 15 Fmr PM Gaylani brought back to court with new evidence against him for plotting coup
Dec 15 US Assist Sec of State Rountree visited Iraq His car was attacked by mob
Dec 17 Fmr PM Gaylani sentenced to death for plotting coup
Dec 23 Were street clashes between Communists and Nasserites in Baghdad
Dec 27 Col Arif put on public trial for plotting coup against Qasim
1959
Jan 14 Qasim said Popular Resistance Force and Student Unions could not do any law enforcement
without direct orders Both controlled by Communists and Barzani in Kurdistan who used it against rival sheikhs
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq Explaining Kurdish Nationalism Interview With Teen Tech Univ Prof Michael Gunter)
Jan 25 Gen Qasim legalized trade unions
Feb 5 Col Arif sentenced to death for plotting coup against Qasim Later turned into life in prison
Feb 7 Former Dep PM Arif sentenced to death after being sent away as Ambassador to
Germany and secretly returned to Iraq Led Arab nationalists to resign from cabinet
Feb 7 National Democratic Party minister Hadid and Hammud offered resignations over Gen Qasim
failing to implement democratic reforms Qasim refused resignations
(Musings On Iraq review Iraq’s Democratic Moment)
Feb 7 Qasim formed new cabinet Gave 3 ministerships to officers and 8 to civilians Was meant to
counter Arab nationalists
Feb 12 National Democratic Party minister Hadid and Hammud offered resignations for 2nd time
over Gen Qasim failing to implement democratic reforms Qasim refused resignations
(Musings On Iraq review Iraq’s Democratic Moment)
Feb 13 Communists said it stood for Arab unity but not in a quick and simple manner Was
taking shot at pan-Arabists and Nasser who called for immediate unity
(Musings On Iraq review The Making of Iraq 1900-1963, Capital, Power and Ideology)
(Musings On Iraq review Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam)
(Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party)
(Musings On Iraq Revolutionary Times, Gen. Qasim And Iraq’s 1958 Coup, Interview With Western Kentucky’s Prof. Juan Romero)
Feb 14 National Democratic Party minister Hammud resigned after his order to ban newspaper
overruled by Qasim
Feb 23 Communists called for march in Mosul to counter rumors of military revolt against Gen
Qasim there
(Musings On Iraq review Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam)
(Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party)
(Musings On Iraq Revolutionary Times, Gen. Qasim And Iraq’s 1958 Coup, Interview With Western Kentucky’s Prof. Juan Romero)
Mar 1 Mosul cmdr Col Shawaf joined Head of Military Intel Sirri and Cmdr 2nd Div Col Taqbachali
in plot vs Qasim Disagreed on leadership and plans
Mar 4 Communists held large protests in Mosul trying to deter military revolt there against Gen
Qasim
(Musings On Iraq review Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam)
(Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party)
(Musings On Iraq Revolutionary Times, Gen. Qasim And Iraq’s 1958 Coup, Interview With Western Kentucky’s Prof. Juan Romero)
Mar 6 Communist Partisans for Peace held rally in Mosul to counter rumors of possible military
coup starting there Up to 250,000 attended
Mar 6 Officer in Baghdad sent to Kirkuk to talk with Col Sirri to tell Col Tabaqchali cmdr 2nd Div to
start revolt vs Qasim
Mar 7 Marches for and against Qasim in Mosul led to fighting between Communists and pan-
Arabists Army arrested 60 Communists and sympathizers
Mar 7 Officer from Baghdad Durra met Mosul cmdr Col Shawaf Said coup moving forward but
didn’t tell other plotters Col Sirri and Col Tabaqchali the date
Mar 7 Mosul cmdr Col Shawaf along with members of the Shammar tribe led military coup
against Gen Qasim Shawaf declared himself coup leader which led other plotters Col Sirri and Col Tabqchali not to join Made address over Mosul radio Shawaf felt ignored by Qasim Shawaf’s forces began attacking Communists
Mar 7 Army commander in Baghdad didn’t join Mosul Revolt because angry Col Shawaf declared
himself leader
Mar 8 Fighting continued in Mosul between Communist backers of Gen Qasim and his opponents
Rival army units joined fight
(Musings On Iraq review Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam)
(Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party)
(Musings On Iraq Revolutionary Times, Gen. Qasim And Iraq’s 1958 Coup, Interview With Western Kentucky’s Prof. Juan Romero)
Mar 8 Coup leader Col Shawaf sent two planes to bomb Baghdad radio station but failed
Mar 8 Gen Qasim bombed Col Shawaf’s HQ in Mosul Kurdish soldier loyal to Qasim killed Shawaf
Ended Mosul Revolt
Mar 8 Govt arrested 60 Communists and sympathizers for Mosul fighting
Mar 9 Iraqi air force attacked coup plotters in Mosul Ended revolt Kurds and Communists attacked
Arabs and looted city backed by army brigade until Mar 13
(Musings On Iraq review Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam)
(Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party)
Mar 11 Nasser gave speech in Damascus attacking Communists as being against freedom not
supporting Arab nationalism and taking orders from a foreign country meaning USSR
(Musings On Iraq review Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam)
(Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party)
Mar 12 Nasser gave 2nd speech attacking Communists saying that it would never be able to stop
Arab nationalism Said that Communists relied upon Shiites for support who opposed Arab nationalism Denied that he supported Col Arif against Qasim govt
(Musings On Iraq review Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam)
(Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party)
Mar 13 Nasser gave 3rd speech attacking Communists Said Communists wanted to spread their ideas
across the Arab world
(Musings On Iraq review Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam)
(Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party)
Mar 14 Nasser gave 4th speech against Communists Said that he would stand against the communist
dictatorship
(Musings On Iraq review Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam)
(Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party)
Mar 15 Nasser gave 5th speech against Communists Said party was anti-religious
(Musings On Iraq review Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam)
(Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party)
Mar 16 Gen Qasim signed economic agreement with Soviet Union to move away from England and
west
Mar 16 Nasser organized 50,000 anti-Iraq protest in Cairo
(Musings On Iraq Revolutionary Times, Gen. Qasim And Iraq’s 1958 Coup, Interview With Western Kentucky’s Prof. Juan Romero)
Mar 24 Gen Qasim withdrew Iraq from anti-Communist Baghdad Pact
Mar 27 Communists protested demanding death sentences be applied for opponents of Qasim
(Musings On Iraq review Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam)
(Musings On Iraq Revolutionary Times, Gen. Qasim And Iraq’s 1958 Coup, Interview With Western Kentucky’s Prof. Juan Romero)
(Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party)
Apr 4 Qasim govt approved United Democratic Party of Kurdistan publishing a newspaper
Apr 11 Egyptian press claimed Qasim made secret deal with USSR to protect his regime
Apr 13 Gen Qasim made cover of Time magazine
Apr 15 Congress for Federation of Peasant Societies founded Communist organization meant to
organize peasants to back party’s demand for role in Qasim govt
(Musings On Iraq review The Making of Iraq 1900-1963, Capital, Power and Ideology)
(Musings On Iraq review A People’s History Of Iraq, The Iraqi Communist Party, Workers’ Movements, and the Left 1924-2004)
(Musings On Iraq review Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam)
(Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party)
(Musings On Iraq Revolutionary Times, Gen. Qasim And Iraq’s 1958 Coup, Interview With Western Kentucky’s Prof. Juan Romero)
Apr 16 850 Mustafa Barzani supporters returned from USSR Arrived in Basra
(Musings On Iraq Explaining Kurdish Nationalism Interview With Teen Tech Univ Prof Michael Gunter)
Apr 16 Peace day saw thousands of Communists march Demanded role in govt
(Musings On Iraq review The Making of Iraq 1900-1963, Capital, Power and Ideology)
(Musings On Iraq review Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam)
(Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party)
(Musings On Iraq Revolutionary Times, Gen. Qasim And Iraq’s 1958 Coup, Interview With Western Kentucky’s Prof. Juan Romero)
Apr 22 100,000 Communists marched Demanded role in govt
(Musings On Iraq review The Making of Iraq 1900-1963, Capital, Power and Ideology)
(Musings On Iraq review Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam)
(Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party)
(Musings On Iraq Revolutionary Times, Gen. Qasim And Iraq’s 1958 Coup, Interview With Western Kentucky’s Prof. Juan Romero)
Apr 28 Communist paper editorial demanded positions in Qasim govt Turned down National
Democratic Party also demanded role in govt
(Musings On Iraq review The Making of Iraq 1900-1963, Capital, Power and Ideology)
(Musings On Iraq review Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam)
(Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party)
(Musings On Iraq Revolutionary Times, Gen. Qasim And Iraq’s 1958 Coup, Interview With Western Kentucky’s Prof. Juan Romero)
Apr 29 Gen Qasim refused to recognize Communists as a political party
Apr 29 Communist central committee demanded power sharing within Qasim govt
(Musings On Iraq review The Making of Iraq 1900-1963, Capital, Power and Ideology)
(Musings On Iraq review Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam)
(Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party)
(Musings On Iraq Revolutionary Times, Gen. Qasim And Iraq’s 1958 Coup, Interview With Western Kentucky’s Prof. Juan Romero)
Apr 30 Qasim banned political organizing within army Refused to give Communists or National
Democratic Party positions in govt
(Musings On Iraq review The Making of Iraq 1900-1963, Capital, Power and Ideology)
(Musings On Iraq review Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam)
(Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party)
(Musings On Iraq Revolutionary Times, Gen. Qasim And Iraq’s 1958 Coup, Interview With Western Kentucky’s Prof. Juan Romero)
(Musings On Iraq interview with Western Kentucky’s Prof Romero on the Qasim govt)
May 1 Communists organized 1 mil in May Day parade to pressure Gen Qasim to give it role in govt
Led to crackdown
(Musings On Iraq review The Making of Iraq 1900-1963, Capital, Power and Ideology)
(Musings On Iraq review Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam)
(Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party)
(Musings On Iraq Revolutionary Times, Gen. Qasim And Iraq’s 1958 Coup, Interview With Western Kentucky’s Prof. Juan Romero)
May 10 General Federation of Peasant Societies Law passed legalizing peasant groups Big victory
for Communists who were organizing peasants to push Gen Qasim to give it role in govt
(Musings On Iraq review Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam)
(Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party)
(Musings On Iraq Revolutionary Times, Gen. Qasim And Iraq’s 1958 Coup, Interview With Western Kentucky’s Prof. Juan Romero)
May 14 Gen Qasim withdrew Iraq from anti-Communist Eisenhower Doctrine
May 14 Qasim rejected idea of political parties Said partisanship would come later
May 20 National Democratic Party said it would cease working on politics and focus on unions and
professional organizations
May 22 National Democratic Party Economic Min said that party suspended its activities and called
on others to do same Aimed at reducing power of Communists
(Musings On Iraq review Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam)
(Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party)
(Musings On Iraq Revolutionary Times, Gen. Qasim And Iraq’s 1958 Coup, Interview With Western Kentucky’s Prof. Juan Romero)
May 23 Egyptian press claimed British intel planning pro-UK coup in Iraq Afterward Iraq
would sign peace treaty with Israel Part of anti-Iraq propaganda by Nasser
May 23 Communists gave up demands for positions in Qasim govt
(Musings On Iraq review The Making of Iraq 1900-1963, Capital, Power and Ideology)
(Musings On Iraq review Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam)
(Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party)
(Musings On Iraq Revolutionary Times, Gen. Qasim And Iraq’s 1958 Coup, Interview With Western Kentucky’s Prof. Juan Romero)
May 28 Communists marched Demanded appointments to Qasim’s cabinet He refused
May 29 Communists marched for 2nd day Demanded appointments to Qasim’s cabinet He refused
May 30 Last British soldier departed Habaniya base in Iraq as English military withdrew from
country
Jun 15 National Democratic Party organized protest in Baghdad against Communists Was attacked
by Communists leading to riot
(Musings On Iraq review The Making of Iraq 1900-1963, Capital, Power and Ideology)
(Musings On Iraq review Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam)
(Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party)
Jul 5 Popular Resistance Force put under army control to curtail Communist influence within
militia
(Musings On Iraq Revolutionary Times, Gen. Qasim And Iraq’s 1958 Coup, Interview With Western Kentucky’s Prof. Juan Romero)
Jul 5 Communists plotted a coup to overthrow Qasim Abandoned at last minute
(Musings On Iraq review Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam)
(Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party)
Jul 9 Communists announced they would no longer call Qasim “Sole leader” as gap between two
grew
Jul 13 Gen Qasim formed 3rd cabinet Appointed several Leftists to his cabinet
(Musings On Iraq review Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam)
(Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party)
Jul 14 Kurdish Communists and KDP held joint anniversary for 58 coup in Kirkuk city Turkmen
held separate celebration Two sides clashed leading to 2 days of fighting in city 79 killed and 100 injured Army was ordered to put down fighting but many were Kurds and joined in fight Qasim used event to crack down on Communists
(Musings On Iraq review Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam)
(Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party)
Jul 14 Anniversary of 58 coup Qasim said by Jan 1960 he would license political parties
Jul 17 After three days of fighting with Turkmen Kurdish Communists and KDP took control of
Kirkuk city
(Musings On Iraq review Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam)
(Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party)
Jul 18 Army unit sent from Baghdad to take back control of Kirkuk city from Kurdish Communists
and KDP Afterward Gen Qasim moved to limit Communist Party
(Musings On Iraq review Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam)
(Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party)
Jul 19 Qasim condemned Communist attacks upon opponents Started govt crackdown arresting
hundreds of Communists Led to armed attacks on Communist offices unions peasant groups Govt came to see Communists as threat after they organized huge protests demanding role in govt
(Musings On Iraq review The Making of Iraq 1900-1963, Capital, Power and Ideology)
(Musings On Iraq review Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam)
(Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party)
(Musings On Iraq Revolutionary Times, Gen. Qasim And Iraq’s 1958 Coup, Interview With Western Kentucky’s Prof. Juan Romero)
Jul 20 Gen Qasim put several Communists on trial for taking part in July 14 fighting
between Kurds and Turkmen in Kirkuk
(Musings On Iraq review The Making of Iraq 1900-1963, Capital, Power and Ideology)
(Musings On Iraq review Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam)
(Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party)
(Musings On Iraq Revolutionary Times, Gen. Qasim And Iraq’s 1958 Coup, Interview With Western Kentucky’s Prof. Juan Romero)
Jul 27 Gen Qasim passed deal promising Arab-Kurdish partnership after talks
with Mullah Mustafa Barzani
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
(Musings On Iraq review Journey Among Brave Men, Travels in Kurdistan)
(Musings On Iraq Explaining Kurdish Nationalism Interview With Teen Tech Univ Prof Michael Gunter)
Jul 28 Qasim govt disbanded communist led Federation of Trade Unions, arrested members Part of
push back against communist influence
(Musings On Iraq review The Making of Iraq 1900-1963, Capital, Power and Ideology)
(Musings On Iraq review Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam)
(Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party)
(Musings On Iraq Revolutionary Times, Gen. Qasim And Iraq’s 1958 Coup, Interview With Western Kentucky’s Prof. Juan Romero)
Jul 29 Qasim condemned cruelty and fanaticism of Communists during his crackdown on party
(Musings On Iraq review Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam)
(Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party)
(Musings On Iraq Revolutionary Times, Gen. Qasim And Iraq’s 1958 Coup, Interview With Western Kentucky’s Prof. Juan Romero)
Sep 2 Govt re-instated Martial Law Ordinance of 1959 Shut down freedom of speech newspapers
and peasant groups Aimed at Communists
(Musings On Iraq review The Making of Iraq 1900-1963, Capital, Power and Ideology)
(Musings On Iraq review Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam)
(Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party)
(Musings On Iraq Revolutionary Times, Gen. Qasim And Iraq’s 1958 Coup, Interview With Western Kentucky’s Prof. Juan Romero)
Sep 16 Military court gave death sentences to leaders of Mosul revolt
Sep 19 Pan-Arabists protested in Baghdad against death sentences for Mosul Revolt leaders
Sep 20 Mosul Revolt leaders executed
Sep 20 Kamil Chadirchi resigned as leader of National Democratic Party over member Hadid not
resigning from Qasim’s cabinet for refusing to implement democratic reforms
(Musings On Iraq review Iraq’s Democratic Moment)
Oct 7 Baathists made failed assassination attempt on Pres. Qasim wounding him Saddam fled to
Syria and then Egypt
(Musings On Iraq review Socialist Iraq, A Study in Iraqi Politics Since 1968)
Oct 7 Free Officers asked chief of staff and Baghdad military governor Gen Abdi to join coup and
overthrow Qasim he said no Made broadcast saying Qasim alive and called for calm
Nov 13 Baath leader Fuad al-Rikabi fled Iraq to Syria then Egypt where he stayed for 4 years
after failed assassination attempt on Qasim
Dec 4 Communists marched in Baghdad to celebrate Qasim’s release from hospital after Baath
assassination attempt Also push to get positions in govt
(Musings On Iraq review A People’s History Of Iraq, The Iraqi Communist Party, Workers’ Movements, and the Left 1924-2004)
(Musings On Iraq review Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam)
(Musings On Iraq A History Of The Iraqi Communist Party Interview With Univ of East Anglia’s Johan Franzen)
Dec 18 Gen Qasim called Ahwaz and Mohammareh in Iran Arab Started supporting Arabs in
Khuzestan province against Iranian govt
Dec 25 Trial began for 78 Baathists involved in failed assassination attempt Most admitted guilt
Leaders given death sentences but not carried out
Dec 30 Qasim govt passed Law of Personal Status Equalized inheritance for men and womn
Restricted polygamy Set legal marriage age at 18
1960
Jan 1 Gen Qasim issued new law of association promising parties would be legalized and more
political freedom Banned any student organizing and activism on campuses to control student protests
Jan 6 Gen Qasim refused to recognize Communists as a political party again
(Musings On Iraq review The Making of Iraq 1900-1963, Capital, Power and Ideology)
(Musings On Iraq review Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam)
(Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party)
(Musings On Iraq Revolutionary Times, Gen. Qasim And Iraq’s 1958 Coup, Interview With Western Kentucky’s Prof. Juan Romero)
Jan 6 United Democratic Party of Kurdistan recognized as a political party by Qasim govt Had to
change name to Kurdistan Democratic Party Made up of urban Kurdish intellectuals
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
Jan 9 Communists applied for govt recognition Qasim accepted party with exact same name to shut
Communists out Communists didn’t know Qasim behind move and blamed other party
(Musings On Iraq review The Making of Iraq 1900-1963, Capital, Power and Ideology)
(Musings On Iraq review Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam)
(Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party)
(Musings On Iraq Revolutionary Times, Gen. Qasim And Iraq’s 1958 Coup, Interview With Western Kentucky’s Prof. Juan Romero)
(Musings On Iraq review A People’s History Of Iraq, The Iraqi Communist Party, Workers’ Movements, and the Left 1924-2004)
Jan 9 National Democratic Party and KDP applied to register as political parties
Feb 2 Islamic Party and Liberation Party applied to register as political parties
Feb 12 Cleric Muhsin al-Hakim issued fatwa against joining the Communist Party Clergy feared
growing secularism and Shiite youth joining party
(Musings On Iraq review Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam)
(Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party)
Feb 12 Republican Party made up of Leftist supporters of Qasim had license rejected on
technicality
Apr 26 Islamic Party founded as branch of Muslim Brotherhood
May 31 Islamic Party called for banning Communist Party and Islamicizing laws in Iraq
Jul 5 Islamic Party issued statement warning against Communist activities in Iraq
(Musings On Iraq review Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam)
(Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party)
Jul 13 Qasim appointed Dr Dulaim head of Women’s League as Municipalities Minister Was a Leftist Communists held demonstrations supporting her
(Musings On Iraq review Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam)
(Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party)
(Musings On Iraq Revolutionary Times, Gen. Qasim And Iraq’s 1958 Coup, Interview With Western Kentucky’s Prof. Juan Romero)
Aug 15 Qasim began talks with Iraq Petroleum Company to increase govt share of profits
Sep 10 Gen Qasim convened meeting in Baghdad of Iran Kuwait Saudi Arabia Venezuela
to raise oil prices
Sep 14 Iraq Iran Kuwait Saudi Arabia Venezuela meeting in Baghdad created OPEC
Sep 30 Communists banned for 9 months by Military Tribunal after a sympathizer was killed in
Khadimiya
Oct 15 Islamic Party petitioned Qasim criticizing his govt for neglecting religion while
accepting Communists Called for govt to ban Communist Party and its papers, while releasing any clerics arrested since 1958 coup
(Musings On Iraq review Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam)
(Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party)
Oct 23 Hamza Abdullah kicked out of KDP for ties to Communists while Ibrahim Ahmed re-elected
secretary general
Nov 3 Mullah Mustafa Barzani visited USSR to lobby Moscow to push Gen Qasim to make
concessions towards Kurds Got nothing
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
(Musings On Iraq Explaining Kurdish Nationalism Interview With Teen Tech Univ Prof Michael Gunter)
1961
Mar 9 Ibrahim Ahmed head of KDP accused of killing Shaklawa tribal sheikh Warrant issued for
arrest Forced Ahmed into hiding
Mar 21 Jalal Talabani gave Kurdish nationalist speech Khabat paper published it leading it to be
closed by govt
Mar 22 Qasim govt closed KDP newspaper Last Kurdish paper still publishing
Apr 6 After talks with Iraq Petroleum Company failed Qasim banned new oil exploration
Jun 8 KDP sent note to Qasim Complained govt not moving on Kurdish issues or demands
Jun 19 Kuwait signed new defense deal with England angering Qasim
Jun 20 Qasim sent telegram to Kuwait emir claiming his country as part of Iraq
(Musings On Iraq review Unholy Babylon, The Secret History of Saddam’s War)
Jun 20 Qasim said that all agreement between Kuwait and England were illegitimate because
Kuwait was part of Iraq
Jun 23 Qasim said Kuwait was a district of Basra province
(Musings On Iraq review Unholy Babylon, The Secret History of Saddam’s War)
Jun 25 Qasim said Kuwait part of Iraq and he would protect it from imperialists and deploy troops
to liberate it Egypt said it was opposed because Nasser against Qasim
(Musings On Iraq review Unholy Babylon, The Secret History of Saddam’s War)
Jun 25 Qasim ordered military to come up with Kuwait invasion plan Was going to stage coup in
Kuwait that would call in Iraqi forces
Jun 25 London believed that Qasim’s comments about Kuwait being part of Iraq could lead to an
invasion
Jun 28 Kuwait brought up Iraq claims to Kuwait with UN Security Council
(Musings On Iraq review Unholy Babylon, The Secret History of Saddam’s War)
Jun 28 British intel concluded that Iraq was going to invade Kuwait after Qasim claimed Kuwait
part of Iraq
Jun 30 Kuwait asked British for military aid to protect it from Iraq after Qasim claimed Kuwait part
of Iraq
(Musings On Iraq review Unholy Babylon, The Secret History of Saddam’s War)
Jul 1 UK and Saudi Arabia sent troops to Kuwait after Qasim claimed country as part of Iraq
(Musings On Iraq review Unholy Babylon, The Secret History of Saddam’s War)
Jul 13 Gen Qasim released Mohammed Jamali Rashid al-Ghalani and Tawfiq al-Suwaidi from prison
Were all former PMs All had been sentenced to life in prison by revolutionary govt
Jul 20 Kuwait accepted into Arab League Iraq stopped working with League in retaliation Qasim
claimed Kuwait as part of Iraq
(Musings On Iraq review Unholy Babylon, The Secret History of Saddam’s War)
Jul 25 Gen Qasim again claimed Kuwait was part of Iraq
(Musings On Iraq review Unholy Babylon, The Secret History of Saddam’s War)
Aug 12 Kuwait made agreement with Arab League to send troops to protect it from Iraqi claims to
country
(Musings On Iraq review Unholy Babylon, The Secret History of Saddam’s War)
Sep 6 General strike by Kurds in Sulaymaniya and parts of Baghdad over Qasim govt not moving on
Kurdish demands
Sep 9 Gen Qasim sent army brigade from Darbendikhan to Sulaymaniya to provoke Barzani Air
force started bombing Kurdistan
(Musings On Iraq review Journey Among Brave Men, Travels in Kurdistan)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
(Musings On Iraq Explaining Kurdish Nationalism Interview With Teen Tech Univ Prof Michael Gunter)
Sep 10 Mustafa Barzani forces ambushed army brigade starting Kurdish revolt against Gen Qasim
Govt
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Journey Among Brave Men, Travels in Kurdistan)
(Musings On Iraq Explaining Kurdish Nationalism Interview With Teen Tech Univ Prof Michael Gunter)
Sep 11 Kurdish Arkou tribe attacked army column near Bazyan Qasim ordered bombing of Kurdish
areas in response
Sep 13 Gen Qasim ordered airstrikes to put down Mustafa Barzani revolt
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Journey Among Brave Men, Travels in Kurdistan)
(Musings On Iraq Explaining Kurdish Nationalism Interview With Teen Tech Univ Prof Michael Gunter)
Sep 16 Iraqi military began offensive to put down Barzani revolt
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Journey Among Brave Men, Travels in Kurdistan)
(Musings On Iraq Explaining Kurdish Nationalism Interview With Teen Tech Univ Prof Michael Gunter)
Sep 16 Iraqi Air Force bombed Barzan base of Barzani clan for Arkou tribe attacking army
Sep 18 Iraqi Air Force bombed Barzan again while Zebari tribe attacked Mustafa Barzani
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
(Musings On Iraq review Journey Among Brave Men, Travels in Kurdistan)
(Musings On Iraq Explaining Kurdish Nationalism Interview With Teen Tech Univ Prof Michael Gunter)
Sep 19 KDP decided to join Barzani’s revolt against Gen Qasim Barzani criticized KDP for not
fighting
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Journey Among Brave Men, Travels in Kurdistan)
(Musings On Iraq Explaining Kurdish Nationalism Interview With Teen Tech Univ Prof Michael Gunter)
Sep 22 After Barzani’s forces overran army and police outposts and pushed back pro-govt Kurdish
tribes Qasim ordered counterattack Iraqi air force bombed 500 villages destroying 270 of them
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
(Musings On Iraq review Journey Among Brave Men, Travels in Kurdistan)
(Musings On Iraq Explaining Kurdish Nationalism Interview With Teen Tech Univ Prof Michael Gunter)
Sep 23 KDP was banned by Gen Qasim Several leaders arrested due to Barzani revolt
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
(Musings On Iraq review Journey Among Brave Men, Travels in Kurdistan)
(Musings On Iraq Explaining Kurdish Nationalism Interview With Teen Tech Univ Prof Michael Gunter)
Sep 24 Gen Qasim publicly admitted there was a Kurdish revolt but claimed it was put down
Banned KDP
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
(Musings On Iraq review Journey Among Brave Men, Travels in Kurdistan)
Oct 10 Qasim govt ended military operations against Mullah Mustafa Barzani claiming revolt ended
Caused dissent within military
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
(Musings On Iraq review Journey Among Brave Men, Travels in Kurdistan)
(Musings On Iraq Explaining Kurdish Nationalism Interview With Teen Tech Univ Prof Michael Gunter)
Oct 11 Qasim said he would give up demands on Iraq Petroleum Company if it gave up 90%
of the territory it was not developing and gave Iraq larger share of profits Iraq Petroleum Company said no
(Musings On Iraq Revolutionary Times, Gen. Qasim And Iraq’s 1958 Coup, Interview With Western Kentucky’s Prof. Juan Romero)
Nov 4 Mustafa Barzani destroyed 2 Iraqi police battalions in Zakho
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Journey Among Brave Men, Travels in Kurdistan)
(Musings On Iraq Explaining Kurdish Nationalism Interview With Teen Tech Univ Prof Michael Gunter)
Nov 16 Mullah Mustafa Barzani asked for UN aid Accused Iraqi army of genocide against Kurds
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
(Musings On Iraq Explaining Kurdish Nationalism Interview With Teen Tech Univ Prof Michael Gunter)
Dec 3 Qasim said unless UK stopped meddling in Kuwait there would be a war in the Persian Gulf
(Musings On Iraq review Unholy Babylon, The Secret History of Saddam’s War)
Dec 11 Law 80 Govt took land not used for oil production Was 99.5% of Iraq Petroleum Company’s
concession Created Iraq National Oil Company IPC demanded arbitration Led to talks
(Musings On Iraq Revolutionary Times, Gen. Qasim And Iraq’s 1958 Coup, Interview With Western Kentucky’s Prof. Juan Romero)
Dec 26 Iraq announced it would reconsider diplomatic relations with any country that recognized
Kuwait as independent country Iraq ended up withdrawing diplomats from US Jordan Tunisia Lebanon and others as a result
(Musings On Iraq review Unholy Babylon, The Secret History of Saddam’s War)
Dec 31 Gen Qasim admitted Mustafa Barzani revolt restarted
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review Journey Among Brave Men, Travels in Kurdistan)
(Musings On Iraq Explaining Kurdish Nationalism Interview With Teen Tech Univ Prof Michael Gunter)
1962
Feb 8 Ibrahim Ahmed of KDP met with Kurdish Major Karani Passed message from General Yahyia
asking KDP to join with army to overthrow Gen Qasim
Apr 1 Mustafa Barzani ambushed govt forces disrupting Baghdad’s spring offensive
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Journey Among Brave Men, Travels in Kurdistan)
(Musings On Iraq Explaining Kurdish Nationalism Interview With Teen Tech Univ Prof Michael Gunter)
Apr 18 KDP’s Ibrahim Ahmed sent letter to Kurdish Major Karani saying Kurds wanted to live with
Arabs and ready to work with army to overthrow Gen Qasim if got democracy and autonomy for Kurds
Apr 20 Mullah Mustafa Barzani said he would agree to ceasefire if Kurds given autonomy in
constitution Political and cultural rights and Gen Qasim replaced Barzani’s demands supported by Iraqi Communist Party
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
(Musings On Iraq review Journey Among Brave Men, Travels in Kurdistan)
(Musings On Iraq review People Without A Country, The Kurds and Kurdistan)
(Musings On Iraq review Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam)
(Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party)
(Musings On Iraq Explaining Kurdish Nationalism Interview With Teen Tech Univ Prof Michael Gunter)
Apr 25 Mustafa Barzani expelled police from Fish Khabour near Syrian border
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Journey Among Brave Men, Travels in Kurdistan)
(Musings On Iraq Explaining Kurdish Nationalism Interview With Teen Tech Univ Prof Michael Gunter)
Apr 29 Govt started spring offensive against Mustafa Barzani
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Journey Among Brave Men, Travels in Kurdistan)
(Musings On Iraq Explaining Kurdish Nationalism Interview With Teen Tech Univ Prof Michael Gunter)
May 12 Mustafa Barzani cut off police battalion in Dohuk area
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Journey Among Brave Men, Travels in Kurdistan)
(Musings On Iraq Explaining Kurdish Nationalism Interview With Teen Tech Univ Prof Michael Gunter)
Jul 1 National Democratic Party suspended activities to protest govt repression of Communists and
political freedoms Had originally been behind crackdown on Communists
Jul 9 Iraqi planes bombed Turkish border post during operation against Mustafa Barzani rebels
killing 2 Turkish soldiers
(Musings On Iraq Explaining Kurdish Nationalism Interview With Teen Tech Univ Prof Michael Gunter)
Aug 9 Iraqi air force conducting raids into Turkey to attack Barzani’s force bombed Turkish
military outpost by mistake
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq Explaining Kurdish Nationalism Interview With Teen Tech Univ Prof Michael Gunter)
Aug 16 Iraqi air force entered Turkey to attack Barzani’s forces Intercepted by Turkish air force
that show down 1 Iraqi plane
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq Explaining Kurdish Nationalism Interview With Teen Tech Univ Prof Michael Gunter)
Aug 23 Govt census in Jazeera listed 120,000 Kurds as aliens during Mustafa Barzani revolt
Aug 30 Mustafa Barzani forces bombed Iraq Petroleum Company pipeline
(Musings On Iraq review of The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
(Musings On Iraq Explaining Kurdish Nationalism Interview With Teen Tech Univ Prof Michael Gunter)
Dec 16 43 day long student strike started in secondary schools that spread to colleges demanding
political rights
Dec 17 Student union members at secondary school in Baghdad that started strike attacked by Pan-
Arab students leading to riot
Dec 27 Secondary student beaten in Baghdad for passing out Communist leaflets Called his father
whose bodyguards beat up offending students Led to protests and student strike with 1 pan-Arab student killed Were more marches and clashes with police that killed 3 more students Protests taken over by Baath and spread to Mosul Ramadi Fallujah
1963
Jan 3 Communists warned Gen Qasim to purge military to stop Baathist coup but were ignored
(Musings On Iraq review Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam)
(Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party)
(Musings On Iraq review Socialist Iraq, A Study in Iraqi Politics Since 1968)
Jan 4 Qasim govt announced it recognized the independence of Kuwait
(Musings On Iraq review Unholy Babylon, The Secret History of Saddam’s War)
Jan 10 Gen Qasim offered amnesty to Kurds if Barzani laid down his weapons
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
(Musings On Iraq review Journey Among Brave Men, Travels in Kurdistan)
(Musings On Iraq Explaining Kurdish Nationalism Interview With Teen Tech Univ Prof Michael Gunter)
Jan 19 Was supposed to be 2nd coup plot but discovered by Qasim 80 officers resigned or
arrested
Feb 3 Qasim arrested Saadi head of Baath Party and two others for plotting coup
Feb 4 Qasim arrested one opponent as Communists warned of an impending coup
Feb 4 Qasim removed 48 officers from army connected to Baath Party
Feb 5 Qasim arrested Baathists Salih Mahdi Ammash and Ali Salih al-Sadi Wasn’t able to stop coup
Feb 8 Col Bakr changed coup date from Feb 25 to Feb 8 to avoid detection by Qasim
Feb 8 Baath-military coup against Gen Qasim Started with assassination of Air Force chief Radio
station at Abu Ghraib seized
(Musings On Iraq review Socialist Iraq, A Study in Iraqi Politics Since 1968)
(Musings On Iraq review Iraq Since 1958, From Revolution To Dictatorship)
(Musings On Iraq review Republican ‘Iraq, A Study in ‘Iraqi Politics since the Revolution of 1958)
Feb 8 Defense Ministry where Qasim was bombed along with Rasheed Camp in Baghdad during
coup Plotters attacked Defense Min in Baghdad where Qasim at Military and Baath National Guard began fighting Communists in streets of Baghdad Communists issued call for public to fight the coup Baghdad Communists asked Qasim to arm the public but he refused
(Musings On Iraq review Red Star Over Iraq, Iraqi Communism Before Saddam)
(Musings On Iraq Interview with Prof Johan Franzen on the history of the Iraqi Communist Party)
Feb 8 National Council of the Revolutionary Command created to run new govt Appointed Col Arif
temporary president
Feb 8 Radio Baghdad called for people to kill Communists who were trying to protect God’s
enemy Gen Qasim Over next 2 days estimated 5,000 Communists were executed by Baathist militia
Feb 8 New Baath-military govt asked Barzani to end his revolt Named 2 Kurdish ministers Kurds
said they would back new govt if given democracy and autonomy Barzani announced ceasefire
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurds, A Modern History)
(Musings On Iraq review Kurds of Iraq, Tragedy and Hope)
(Musings On Iraq review The Kurdish Revolt 1961-1970)
(Musings On Iraq review Journey Among Brave Men, Travels in Kurdistan)
(Musings On Iraq review Iraq & the Kurdish Question, 1958-70)
(Musings On Iraq review People Without A Country, The Kurds and Kurdistan)
Feb 8 Kurdish delegation went to Baghdad to congratulate coup plotters KDP declared its
support for overthrow of Qasim
Feb 9 Fighting between Communists and Baath National Guard continued for 2nd day in Baghdad
Feb 9 Gen Qasim asked for safe passage out of Iraq Was refused by coup leaders Qasim
surrendered shot and body shown on TV
Feb 9 Baathist Gen Ahmed al-Bakr became premier Col Abd Salam Arif president
Feb 9 Fighting stopped in Baghdad neighborhoods against Qasim supporters
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