MSNBCW The Rachel Maddow Show April 8, 2017
But he came to the u. S. At age 17. He he became an adult the following year so from 1959 the more or less worldly teenage king of iraq. He assumed his position as the ruler of his country. It didnt last. He was only 23 years old when a coup was launched against him in july 1958. In that coup he was murdered along with much of his family. In 1958 the monarchy was taken over. You know what, that didnt last either. About five years after they killed the king and the military took over, the military was overthrown as well. Or at least the faction of them that had been in charge. By then it was 19...