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| 1941 | Coup d'Etat |  |
| Mar Baghdad Ousts Abd Al-Allah Ibn Ali Ibn as the ruler of Iraq for being pro-British |
| 1st April "The Seven" announce a coup in Iraq, Rashid 'Ali al-Kaylani is made head of the government |
| 14th April Baghdad Rashid Ali, seizes power in Baghdad and refuses British requests to allow British military forces to enter Iraq |
| 30th May The Rashid Ali Al-Gaylani coup leads to a British invasion of Iraq |
| 1941 | Exile of Kaylani | |
| 1st May British troops invade Iraq to install a pro-British government, Rashid 'Ali requests German support, but Germany refuses to intervene and 'Ali is forced to flee to Iran |
| 1941 | Independence | |
| 14th April Rashid Ali, seizes power in Baghdad and refuses British requests to allow British military forces to enter Iraq |
| 14th April Since the ending of the British Mandate and the advent of full Iraqi independence in 1932, Britain retained a great deal of military influence in Iraq, despite lingering opposition from many Arab nationalists |
| 14th April The Anglo-Iraqi War of 1941, also known as the Rashid Ali Coup, is a relatively small, but very significant part of the Second World War |
| 1941 | Invasion of Iran | |
| 30th May The Rashid Ali Al-Gaylani coup leads to a British invasion of Iraq |
| 1941 | Invasion of Iraq | |
| 1st May British troops invade Iraq to install a pro-British government, Rashid 'Ali requests German support, but Germany refuses to intervene and 'Ali is forced to flee to Iran |
| 1941 | Prime Minister | |
| 1st April "The Seven" announce a coup in Iraq, Rashid 'Ali al-Kaylani is made head of the government |
| 1941 | Siege of Basra | |
| Basra Believing promises of German support, Rashid Ali orders his forces to attack British bases in western Iraq and to oppose the landing of British forces at the southern city of Basra |
| 30th May Basra German support appears in the form of a small number of Luftwaffe fighter planes, and the British forces quickly defeat the Iraqi military |
| 1941 | Siege of Habbaniya | |
| Mar Habbaniya Seeks to defeat the British at their garrison of Habbaniya |
| 30th May Habbaniya Defeated by the British who regain control of Iraq |
| 1941 | Treaty of Anglo Iraqi | |
| April "The Seven" break the treaty by refusing to allow passage of British troops through Iraqi territory and the government begins to express support for Germany |
