The1996 Iraqi coup d'état attempt was acoup d'état attempt against presidentSaddam Hussein and his regime, as part of a wave of attacks and assassination attempts on the president ofIraq. The attempt occurred in June 1996, when a failed coup plot against the government was planned by theUnited States according to the Iraqi government.[1][2]
Protests and coups in Iraq | |
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OETA (1918–1920) | |
Mandatory Iraq (1920–1932) | |
Kingdom of Iraq (1921–1958) | |
Iraqi Republic (1958–1968)  | |
Republic of Iraq (1968–2003) | |
Republic of Iraq (since 2003)  | |
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