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17 July Revolution

17 July Revolution
Part of the Arab Cold War
Date 17 July 1968
Location Iraq
Result Overthrow of Abdul Rahman Arif
Establishment of Baathist government
Belligerents

Iraq Iraqi government

Iraqi Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
Iraq Iraqi Armed Forces

Commanders and leaders
Iraq Abdul Rahman Arif
President of Iraq
Iraq Tahir Yahya
Prime Minister of Iraq

Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr
Regional Secretary
Saddam Hussein
Deputy Secretary
Iraq Ibrahim Al-Daoud
Commander of the Presidential Guard

Iraq Abd ar-Razzaq an-Naif
Deputy Head of Military Intelligence
Units involved
Presidential Guard 10th Armoured Brigade
Jihaz Haneen

Iraq Iraqi government

Iraqi Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
Iraq Iraqi Armed Forces

Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr
Regional Secretary
Saddam Hussein
Deputy Secretary
Iraq Ibrahim Al-Daoud
Commander of the Presidential Guard


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