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Faisal II ( Arabic: الملك فيصل الثاني, romanized : al-Malik Fayṣal al-thānī; 2 May 1935 – 14 July 1958) was the last King of Iraq. He reigned from 4 April 1939 until July 1958, when he was killed during the 14 July Revolution. This regicide marked the end of the thirty-seven-year-old Hashemite monarchy in Iraq, which then ...
Apr 30, 2024 · Hāshimite. Faisal II (born May 2, 1935, Baghdad, Iraq—died July 14, 1958, Baghdad) was the last king of Iraq, who reigned from 1939 to 1958. Faisal II, grandson of Faisal I and great-grandson of Hussein ibn Ali, former sharif of Mecca and king of the Hejaz, became king of Iraq following the untimely death of his father, King Ghazi.
Jul 14, 2018 · Iraq’s King Faisal II in 1952, a year before taking the throne. (AFP) Updated 15 July 2018. Suadad Al-Salhy and Jonathan Lessware. July 14, 2018 23:59. Follow. Iraq's monarchy came to a bloody...
In the courtyard, rebel troops killed King Faisal II, the 23-year-old grandson of the first monarch, and a score of men, women and children. Faisal’s body was removed to a secret burial...
Aug 23, 2021 · King Faisal II ascended the throne aged 18, in 1953. High hopes were placed on the young king to build on his father and grandfather's legacies. However, the British colonial power that established the Hashemite kingdom in Iraq had not accounted for the country's diverse ethnic and religious communities, including a large Shia and Kurdish ...
Overview. Faisal II. (1935—1958) Quick Reference. (b. 2 May 1935, d. 14 July 1958). King of Iraq 1939–58 The grandson of Faisal I, he succeeded his father, King Ghazi, at the age of 4, though he did not take up formal power from his regent, Abd al‐Ilah, until 1953.
The 14 July Revolution, also known as the 1958 Iraqi military coup, was a coup d'état that took place on 14 July 1958 in Iraq which resulted in the toppling of King Faisal II and the overthrow of the Hashemite -led Kingdom of Iraq.
