Died 1963-02-09.
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Abd al-Karim Qasim
Abdul Karim Qasim Mohammed Bakr Al-Qaraghuli Al-Zubaidi was an Iraqi military officer and statesman who served as the Prime Minister and de facto leader of Iraq from 1958 until his overthrow in 1963.
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politics · Prime Minister of Iraq from 1958 to 1963 · military personnel · school teacher · politician · also Abd al-Karim Qasim, Abdul-Karim Qasim, Abd al-Karim Qasim Mohammed Bakr Al-Qaraghuli Al-Zubaidi, Kassem, Abdul Karim, Qasim
Born 21 November 1914 · Died 9 February 1963 · Q299732
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1963· 22 entries
“I had previously announced that I am above trends and leanings, above party politics and political parties. This is because I strive for the people as a whole to serve them.”
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“The worker and the employer are now brothers who cannot be separated one from the other. The days of exploitation of the whole for the benefit of the individual have gone. The worker and the employer are now brothers, working side by side in harmony and solidarity for the people and the immortal Iraqi Republic.”
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“Brother workers! If you wish to stamp out imperialism, you have to exert yourself to work an extra hour. This will undermine the structure of the foreigner and the coloniser. An extra working hour can undermine the structure of the imperialists and threaten their existence.”
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“No longer shall the intrigues and mischief-making of the imperialists deceive us. No longer shall our work be interrupted under flimsy pretexts. We are working to attain a bright and better future, ensuring freedom and prosperous living not only to ourselves but to posterity.”
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“Some people have come to me and said: "O leader, we wish you would form a party, thus saving us from these parties and groupings. My answer was that we are in a period of transition and that my party is the entire people, and I belong to the party of the people. All of us are the party of God, party of right and justice.”
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“Brothers! We want from you more work. We want from you work and perfection. We want from you continuous work. Every day must be utilized to accumulate benefits for this homeland and this people.”
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“As to these traitors, their days are gone and they have been dwarfed in front of the people. The people have become armed with patience and faith. I insist on the co-operation and tolerance among people. As to the execution or non-execution of the traitors, this is a matter which is left for us to decide.”
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“All of you now what the situation was before the Revolution. All of you know of the regime which we have exterminated. It was that regime which was mercilessly destroying all the sincere people who stood in its way in the course of the struggle for God, for the people and for the homeland.”
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“We are not against parties nor are we against the loyal groups, we are always with them, helping them across the ocean of this life. We do not like that the trends and leanings of these parties should get into the ranks of the Army under any circumstances. The reason for this, brothers, is to preserve the unity of the Army and make it always ready to serve the people and the freedom of the people.”
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“We do not wish to become subordinate to any power. We will be friends with the powers of the world. We will be sincere friends to the powers that are sincere in their intentions and their friendship to us.”
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“We cooperate with our brotherly Arab states... on the basis of the individual interests of those Arab states.”
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“The Iraqi people consist of brotherly nationalities which have amalgamated in order to defend the existence of the eternal Iraqi Republic. [This is] why we always declare 'long live true Iraqi unity, for in it lies our strength.”
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“We, the people, were denied of the right even to mention the word peace or peace partisans and everyone related to them had to suffer from imprisonment as if it were an unpardonable crime. But now, after the people have been liberated from slavery, and after July 14 has dawned on us, this Republic and her sons have been liberated and have been marching on the path of freedom ever since.”
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“Brothers! I have the honour and I am proud to be in your ranks, and I pledge the Almighty that I will always struggle for the sake of peace. As for the forces of the Army which we have prepared, we prepared them to face those who attacks [sic] peace. We are a peaceful and a neutral state. We attack no one, but anyone who attacks us and starts aggression, we will stop him.”
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“Death to the imperialist! Return Kuwait to its homeland!”
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“I don't want to be the joke of the world, and I don't want to be thought of as another Hitler swallowing up people.”
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“I do not wish parties or tendencies, whatever the color, to penetrate into the ranks of the armed forces under any circumstances.”
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“No doubt, I am proud of the people. I am from the people and I am the son of the people. I will work for the sake of the people. I will sacrifice my life for the liberty of this people and safeguarding, protecting and preserving it from all evils.”
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“The freedom of an individual merges in the freedom of all and serves the freedom of all.”
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“I am with all the parties of all trends if their aims are to serve the homeland, freedom and peace. Nothing will keep me far from them, neither religion, political parties, language nor nationality; I am with them and we will always march forward hand in hand in the procession of freedom and peace.”
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“Brothers! The days have gone when the workers and the toilers used to suffer bitterly. We protect all of the them. And I am under the protection. All of us are under the protection of the people, we work for the people and derive strength from them.”
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1962· 1 entry
Both the Ba'ath Party and the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) began plotting to overthrow Qasim, with U
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1959· 3 entries
“We do not wish to refer to the history of Arab tribes residing in Al-Ahwaz and Muhammareh (Khurramshahr). The Ottomans handed over Muhammareh, which was part of Iraqi territory, to Iran.”
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And the ICP squandered its best chance of taking power by remaining loyal to Qasim, while his attempts to appease Iraqi nationalists backfired and contributed to his eventual overthrow
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Qasim antagonised Iran with a series of territory disputes, most notably over the Khuzestan region of Iran, which was home to an Arabic-speaking minority, and the division of the Shatt al-Arab waterway between south east
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1958· 4 entries
When the Iraqi monarchy was overthrown during the 14 July Revolution
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The total number of agents operating on behalf of the Free Officers had risen to around 150 who were all planted as informants or go-betweens in most units and depots of the army
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Career landmark: Minister of Defense (1958–1963).
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Iraq (1958–1963).
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1954· 1 entry
And 1955 regarding military, arms, and equipment
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1951· 1 entry
Completed a senior officers’ course in Devizes, Wiltshire
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1935· 1 entry
The 1941 Anglo-Iraqi War and the Barzani revolt in 1945
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1931· 1 entry
Attended Shamiyya Elementary School from 22 October 1931 until 3 September 1932, when he was accepted into Military College
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1914· 1 entry
Born 1914-11-21.
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