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| 1920 | Faisal I |  |
| Rebellion by Iraqi Arabs against the rule of the British Mandate, the rebellion is suppressed by the British military |
| The Great Iraqi Revolution, known in Iraq as Ath Thawra al Iraqiyya al Kubra and by the British as the Arab Revolt of 1920 |
| Aug A tribal revolt is launched throughout Iraqi territory after Arnold Wilson, the High Commissioner to Iraq, refuses to allow for the possibility any amount of Iraqi self-government |
| 1922 | Faisal I | |
| British renamed the area Iraq and recognize it as a kingdom |
| 1932 | Faisal I | |
| 3rd Oct As a condition for independence from British control, Iraq has to allow an RAF presence, give Britain land and resources, and coordinate foreign policy for 25 years |
| 3rd Oct Britain's mandate over Iraq comes to an end |
| 3rd Oct The monarchy achieves full independence & heads the constitution of Iraq |
| 1941 | Kaylani, Rashid 'Ali al | |
| 14th April Rashid Ali, seizes power in Baghdad and refuses British requests to allow British military forces to enter Iraq |
| 14th April Since the ending of the British Mandate and the advent of full Iraqi independence in 1932, Britain retained a great deal of military influence in Iraq, despite lingering opposition from many Arab nationalists |
| 14th April The Anglo-Iraqi War of 1941, also known as the Rashid Ali Coup, is a relatively small, but very significant part of the Second World War |