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Word: najeeb (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1958-1958
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...Council of State and a 13-man Cabinet (nine of them civilians), with the whole show headed by El-Kassim, a tough and idealistic soldier who became Premier as well as Minister of Defense and the Interior. The man who became President of the Council of State, General Najeeb el-Rubaiya, was out of the country at the time; he was Iraq's Ambassador to Saudi Arabia. By 6 a.m. the radio was trumpeting: "Citizens of Baghdad, the Monarchy is dead! The Republic is here!" Only one thing remained to be done: find Iraq's old strongman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IRAQ: In One Swift Hour | 7/28/1958 | See Source »

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