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RZM

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Sat Jun 16, 2012, 05:09 PM Jun 2012

Great British archival footage of 1958 Iraqi Revoultion

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Above is some archive footage from British Pathe showing the aftermath of the revolution. The British-backed Hashemite monarchy was overthrown and a new Iraqi republic established amid a wave of Arab nationalism. The Baghdad pact hung in the balance as Khrushchev welcomed President Nasser to the Kremlin.


http://www.historytoday.com/blog/2012/06/video-1958-iraq-revolution
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