1958 attempted overthrow of the Jordanian Government
The 1958 Jordan crisis was an attempted coup against the regime of King Hussein which occurred during the spring and summer of that year.[1][2] It had happened in the background of several other revolutions during that year,[3] and was organized by opposition forces supported by Syria and Egypt.[4] The attempted coup attempt happened in the background of the same events as the 14 July Revolution.[5]
^Tal, Lawrence (2002), Tal, Lawrence (ed.), "The July Crisis", Politics, the Military and National Security in Jordan, 1955โ1967, St Antony's Series, London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, pp. 54โ66, doi:10.1057/9780230513921_4, ISBN978-0-230-51392-1, retrieved 2024-01-21