Arab Federation

:"For other Arab federations, confederations and unions see: Arab federation."Infobox Former Country
native_name =
conventional_long_name = Arab Federation of Iraq and Jordan
common_name = Arab Federation|
continent = moved from Category:Asia to the Middle East
region = Middle East
era = Cold War
status = Confederation
government_type = Monarchy|
event_start =
year_start = 1958
date_start = February 14
event_end =
year_end = 1958
date_end = August 2
event1 = Coup d'état
date_event1 = July 14, 1958|
p1 = Kingdom of Iraq
flag_p1 = Flag of Iraq 1924.svg
p2 = Kingdom of Jordan
flag_p2 = Flag of Jordan.svg
s1 = Iraq
flag_s1 = Flag of Iraq 1959-1963.svg
s2 = Jordan
flag_s2 = Flag of Jordan.svg|

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flag_type = Flag|


image_map_caption = A map of the confederation
common_languages = Arabic
capital = Baghdad
religion = Islam
leader1 = Faisal II
title_leader= King

The Arab Federation of Iraq and Jordan was a short-lived country that was formed in 1958 from the union of Iraq and Jordan. Although the name implies a federal structure, it was "de facto" a confederation.

The Federation was formed on February 14, 1958, when King Faisal II of Iraq and his cousin, King Hussein of Jordan, sought to unite their two Hashemite kingdoms, as a response to the formation of the United Arab Republic. The union lasted only six months, being officially dissolved on August 2, 1958, after Faisal was deposed by a military coup on July 14.

ee also

*Pan-Arabism
*United Arab Republic