BirthFactDeath (-) Monday 14th of July 1958 66 years ago |
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Last King of Iraq Faisal II born as Al-Malik Fayṣal Ath-thānī is executed by a firing squad led by Captain Abdul Sattar Sabaa Al-Ibousi at the age of 23 in Rihab Palace, Baġdād, Muḥāfaẓät Baġdād, Iraq. Also machine-gunned were Crown Prince 'Abd al-Ilah, his wife Crown Princess Hiyam, his mother Princess Nafeesa, Faisal's aunt Princess Abadiya and several servants. |
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