Iraqi Republic

الجمهورية العراقية
al-Jumhūrīyah al-'Irāqīyah
كۆماری عێراق
Komar-i 'Êraq
Capital
and largest city
Baghdad
Common languagesArabic
Kurdish
Religion
Islam
Christianity (Catholicism, Iraqi Reformed Church), Zoroastrianism and Yazdanism
GovernmentOne-party state under a military junta
President
• 1958-1963
Muhammad Najib
• 1963-1966
Abdul Salam Arif
• 1966-1968
Abdul Rahman Arif
Prime Minister
• 1958-1963 (first)
Abd al-Karim Qasim
• 1967-1968 (last)
Tahir Yahya
LegislatureRevolutionary Command Council
Historical eraCold War
• 14 July Revolution
14 July 1958
Ramadan Revolution
8 February 1963
• Counter-coup
10–11 November 1963
• 17 July Revolution
17 July 1968