The Arab Federation of Iraq and Jordan is a short-lived state formation that was formed in 1958 from the union of Iraq and Jordan . Although the name implies a federal structure, it was a de facto confederation .
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| Religion | Islam | ||
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The Federation was formed on February 14, 1958 , when King Faisal II of Iraq and his cousin, King of Jordan Hussein , sought to unite their two Hashemite kingdoms in response to the formation of the United Arab Republic . The union lasted only six months, having been officially terminated on August 2, 1958 , after Faisal was overthrown by a military coup on July 14 and executed.
Literature
- Bruce Maddy-Weitzman. Jordan and Iraq: Efforts at Intra-Hashimite Unity. In: University of Michigan (Hrsg.): Middle Eastern Studies 26 (1990): 65-75. Ann Arbor 9. März 2009, S. 65.