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In the summer of 1959 Abd al-Karim Qasim ordered a minor crackdown on the Iraqi Communist Party because of its growing strength. Some in the Iraqi Communist Party suggested that they launch a coup against Qasim, but ultimately the conservatives in the party one out and no coup was ever launched resulting in the slow dismemberment of the party and growing repression. What if the conservatives hadn't been as opposed to this as OTL and a Communist coup overthrew the government and established a Communist ruled Iraq?
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