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Yasin al-Hashimi
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Yasin al-Hashimi was an Iraqi military officer and politician who twice served as Prime Minister of Iraq. Like many of Iraq's early leaders, al-Hashimi served as a military officer during the Ottoman
Yasin al-Hashimi as Minister of Finance, 1927
Yasin al-Hashimi as Minister of Finance, 1927
Al-Hashimi in military uniform
Al-Hashimi in military uniform
The tomb of al-Hashimi outside of the Mausoleum of Saladin in Damascus, Syria. The tombstone contains a verse from the Qur'an that reads "Think not of
The tomb of al-Hashimi outside of the Mausoleum of Saladin in Damascus, Syria. The tombstone contains a verse from the Qur'an that reads "Think not of those who are slain in Allah’s way as dead. Nay, they live, finding their sustenance in the presence of their Lord"
Bakr Sidqi
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Bakr Sidqi al-Askari was an Iraqi general of Kurdish origin, who served as the Chief of the Iraq General Staff of the nation's military. He was assassinated on 11 August 1937, in Mosul.
Yasin al-Hashimi
…of prime minister in March 1935. On 30 October 1936, Hashimi became the first Iraqi prime minister to be deposed in a coup, which was led by General Bakr Sidqi and a coalition of ethnic minorities. Unlike al-Askari, who was then his minister of defense, al-Hashimi survived the coup and made his way to Beirut…
General Bakr Sadqi in uniform
General Bakr Sadqi in uniform
The Lethbridge Herald, 18 August 1933, reporting on the Simele massacre.
The Lethbridge Herald, 18 August 1933, reporting on the Simele massacre.