Baghdad Plot
| Baghdad Plot | |
|---|---|
| Location | Baghdad, Kingdom of Iraq |
| Date | 5 August, 1952 |
| Target | Charles III and Queen Lauren of the United Kingdom |
Attack type | Assassination |
| Weapons | 3 Webley Revolvers |
| Assailants | Abdul Hassan Ahmed al-Fatami Hadeed al-Fatami |
| Motive | Assassinate the British royal family to facilitate a nationalist uprising in Iraq. |
The Baghdad Plot was an assassination attempt conducted by a trio of Iraqi nationalists, which targeted the king and queen of Britain. The attempt, though unsuccessful became a catalyst for Arab nationalists in the Kingdom of Iraq in its longstanding struggle against British influence in Iraq, eventually leading to the 14 July Revolution that overthrew the Hashemite monarchy, establishing the Iraqi Republic.
Prelude
On 23 August 1992, the Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq was founded by the British following the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in the First World War. Throughout its years, the newly-founded kingdom underwent through a subsequent period of gradual decline in British influence and a temporary regime change during the Second World War. Regardless of this,