IRAQ UNDER THE RULE OF CABDASSALĀM CĀRIF (1963 – 1966)

• Authors: Sorby Karol R.
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Despite Prime Minister cAbdalkarīm Qāsim’s refusal to join the United Arab Republic during his reign (1958 – 1963), the pan-Arab dynamic continued to be a persistent feature of Iraqi politics. This could be illustrated by the policies of his successor cAbdassalām cĀrif, who participated in a series of summit talks with the Egyptian president, and in 1964 the two countries prepared plans for the integration of their military and economic policies with the intention of achieving full union in 1966. In order to bring Iraq’s economic structure into alignment with Egypt, cAbdassalām cĀrif nationalized all banks and insurance companies as well as several large manufacturing firms. However, even as he cooperated with Egypt, he had to placate other factions of officers opposed to unification. He was forced to proceed with such caution that by the time of his death in 1966, little real progress had been made toward the full integration of Iraq and Egypt. Arab unity, so ardently desired by powerful leaders in Syria, Egypt and Iraq, remained an elusive dream battered by the crosscurrents of political instability, ethnic discord and personal ambition.

Keywords

EN

IRAQ; ARAB SUMMIT MEETINGS; CONSTITUTION; ARAB NATIONALISM; EGYPT

• Publisher: Institute of Oriental Studies, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Asian and African Studies
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 22
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 89 – 111

Contributors

author

Sorby Karol R.

• Ústav orientalistiky SAV, Klemensova 19, 813 64 Bratislava, Slovak Republic