1941 ⟶ Pro-Axis Government in Iraq

A pro-Axis government is installed in Iraq.
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1941
1943

🇮🇶 Pro-Axis Government in Iraq

A pro-Axis government is installed in Iraq.⟶
IraqAxis InfluenceMiddle EastPolitical InstabilityWar of IndependencePuppet GovernmentAllied Concerns

🇮🇶 Pro-German Coup in Iraq

In Iraq, pro-German Rashid Ali and other members of the "Golden Square" stage a military coup d'état and overthrow the regime of the pro-British Regent 'Abd al-Ilah. Rashid Ali names himself Chief of a "National Defence Government".⟶
Pro-German Coup in Iraq (1941)
IraqCoupPoliticsMiddle EastGermanyUKAxisGolden SquareWar

🤝 Soviet Union Recognizes Iraqi Government

The Soviet Union recognizes Rashid Ali's "National Defence Government" in Iraq.⟶
Soviet Union Recognizes Iraqi Government (1941)
Soviet UnionIraqDiplomacyMiddle EastPolitical RecognitionWorld War II

🇮🇶 Iraq Declares War on Axis Powers

Iraq declares war on the Axis powers.⟶
Iraq Declares War on Axis Powers (1943)
IraqMiddle EastAxis PowersDeclaration of WarAllies