During which month and year was Abd al-Karim Qasim ousted from power?
February 1963
July 1958
November 1963
January 1951
Answer
Abd al-Karim Qasim was a general and the first prime minister of Iraq. He came to power in a coup d'état in 1958. In February 1963, he was ousted from power by a coup d'état led by the Ba'ath Party. The Ba'ath Party ruled Iraq from 1963 to 2003.
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