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=== Dictatorship === ==== Arab countries ==== In some Arab countries, coups d'Γ©tat replaced monarchies with military dictatorships. The monarchy of Egypt was abolished in 1953, a year after the [[1952 Egyptian revolution|military overthrow]] of King [[Farouk of Egypt|Farouk]], which caused him to abdicate in favour of his infant son [[Fuad II of Egypt|Fuad II]]. The monarchy of Iraq ended in 1958 when King [[Faisal II of Iraq|Faisal II]] [[14 July Revolution|was killed and a republic proclaimed]]. The monarchy of Yemen was abolished in 1962 when King [[Muhammad al-Badr]] was overthrown in a coup, although he continued to resist his opponents until 1970. King [[Idris of Libya]] was overthrown by [[1969 Libyan revolution|a military coup]] led by [[Muammar Gaddafi]] in 1969.
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