Port workers in Basra went on strike on 23 August 1952. Students at Iraq's College of Pharmacy followed suit on 26 October. The Iraqi Communist Party, which had been behind the 1948 riots, played a leading role in the disturbances.[2] Though the protesters were emphatically anti-monarchical, they were positively disposed to the military, a symbol of national unity and Iraqi independence.[3] Faisal II's uncle, ruling Regent 'Abd al-Ilah, replaced Mustafa Mahmud al-Umari with General Nureddin Mahmud on 23 November but he made no concessions to the protesters. Protesters denounced Mahmud and demanded his resignation in favor of the National Democratic Party's Kamil al-Chadirchi, who had briefly served as Bakr Sidqi's Economic Minister after the 1936 revolution.[4] Mahmud cracked down, instituting martial law and a curfew, shutting down political parties and newspapers, and detaining leading protesters.[1] In 1953, Jamil al-Midfai, a civilian politician, was elected to succeed Mahmud. In May, Faisal II became an adult and assumed the role and responsibilities of the king. In 1958, Army officers overthrew the monarchy in a coup d'état, murdering the royal family.
Referencesedit
^ abJames DeFronzo (2009). The Iraq War: Origins and Consequences. Westview Press. p. 37.
^Bassam Yousif (2013). Human Development in Iraq: 1950-1990. Routledge. p. 27.
^Ibrahim Al-Marashi and Sammy Salama (2008). Iraq's Armed Forces: An Analytical History. Routledge. p. 69.
^Beth K. Dougherty and Edmund A. Ghareeb (2013). Historical Dictionary of Iraq. Scarecrow Press. p. 140.
January 01, 1970
iraqi, intifada, 1952, attempted, overthrow, saddam, hussein, after, gulf, 1991, uprisings, iraq, violent, anti, government, protests, 1948, wathbah, uprising, iraqi, intifada, arabic, انتفاضة, العراق, series, national, strikes, violent, protests, against, rul. For the attempted overthrow of Saddam Hussein after the Gulf War see 1991 uprisings in Iraq For the violent anti government protests of 1948 see Al Wathbah uprising The Iraqi Intifada Arabic انتفاضة العراق was a series of national strikes and violent protests against the ruling Hashemite monarchy and the Anglo Iraqi Treaty Inspired by the Egyptian Revolution and Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh s nationalization of oil the revolutionaries wanted to force Faisal II s abdication transform the state into a republic and assert Iraq s full independence from Britain by assuming control over its own foreign affairs 1 Iraqi IntifadaDate23 August 23 November 1952LocationBasra Kingdom of IraqPartiesHashemite Kingdom of Iraq ProtestersLead figuresKing Faisal II no centralized leadership Port workers in Basra went on strike on 23 August 1952 Students at Iraq s College of Pharmacy followed suit on 26 October The Iraqi Communist Party which had been behind the 1948 riots played a leading role in the disturbances 2 Though the protesters were emphatically anti monarchical they were positively disposed to the military a symbol of national unity and Iraqi independence 3 Faisal II s uncle ruling Regent Abd al Ilah replaced Mustafa Mahmud al Umari with General Nureddin Mahmud on 23 November but he made no concessions to the protesters Protesters denounced Mahmud and demanded his resignation in favor of the National Democratic Party s Kamil al Chadirchi who had briefly served as Bakr Sidqi s Economic Minister after the 1936 revolution 4 Mahmud cracked down instituting martial law and a curfew shutting down political parties and newspapers and detaining leading protesters 1 In 1953 Jamil al Midfai a civilian politician was elected to succeed Mahmud In May Faisal II became an adult and assumed the role and responsibilities of the king In 1958 Army officers overthrew the monarchy in a coup d etat murdering the royal family References edit a b James DeFronzo 2009 The Iraq War Origins and Consequences Westview Press p 37 Bassam Yousif 2013 Human Development in Iraq 1950 1990 Routledge p 27 Ibrahim Al Marashi and Sammy Salama 2008 Iraq s Armed Forces An Analytical History Routledge p 69 Beth K Dougherty and Edmund A Ghareeb 2013 Historical Dictionary of Iraq Scarecrow Press p 140 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Iraqi Intifada 1952 amp oldid 1221471933, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
