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The 1958 Jordan crisis (Arabic: أزمة الأردن في 1958) 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, and the attempted coup was planned to occur over a similar timespan. The coup date was set for the 17th of July. The coup attempt follows another alleged coup attempt merely a year earlier, and occurred simultaneously with the 1958 Lebanon crisis, also orchestrated by the UAR.[1]