What the records say
- When
- 1979 – 1980
- Kind
- Rebellion
- Coordinates
- 33.00° N, 43.00° E
- Description
- political rebellion in Iraq
Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.
1979–1980 Shia uprising in Iraq
Political rebellion in Iraq
The 1979–1980 Shia uprising in Iraq, also known as the First Sadr Uprising, took place as a follow up to the Iranian Revolution (1978–1979) in neighbouring Iran, as the Shia Iraqi clerics vowed to overthrow Ba'athist Iraq, dominated by (secular) Sunni Muslims—specifically the Saddam Hussein family.
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