The 1941 Iraqi coup d'état, also known as the Rashid Ali Al-Gaylani coup or the Golden Square coup was a military coup in Iraq on April 1, 1941 that overthrew the regime of Regent 'Abd al-Ilah and installed Rashid Ali as Prime Minister. It was led by four Iraqi nationalist army generals, known as "the Golden Square. " The Golden Square intended to use the war to press for full Iraqi independence following the limited independence granted in 1932.

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  • The 1941 Iraqi coup d'état, also known as the Rashid Ali Al-Gaylani coup or the Golden Square coup was a military coup in Iraq on April 1, 1941 that overthrew the regime of Regent 'Abd al-Ilah and installed Rashid Ali as Prime Minister. It was led by four Iraqi nationalist army generals, known as "the Golden Square. " The Golden Square intended to use the war to press for full Iraqi independence following the limited independence granted in 1932. To that end, they worked with German intelligence and accepted military assistance from Germany. The change in government led to a British invasion of Iraq and subsequent occupation until 1947.
  • On a appelé Carré d’or (en anglais Golden Square) le groupe des quatre généraux pro-nazis qui organisa la tentative de coup d'état de 1941 en Irak .
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  • July 2008
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  • The 1941 Iraqi coup d'état, also known as the Rashid Ali Al-Gaylani coup or the Golden Square coup was a military coup in Iraq on April 1, 1941 that overthrew the regime of Regent 'Abd al-Ilah and installed Rashid Ali as Prime Minister. It was led by four Iraqi nationalist army generals, known as "the Golden Square. " The Golden Square intended to use the war to press for full Iraqi independence following the limited independence granted in 1932.
  • On a appelé Carré d’or (en anglais Golden Square) le groupe des quatre généraux pro-nazis qui organisa la tentative de coup d'état de 1941 en Irak .
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  • 1941 Iraqi coup d'état
  • Carré d'or
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