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Qatar declared its independence on 1 September 1971 and became an independent state on 3 September. When Ahmad bin Ali issued the formal announcement from his Swiss villa instead of from his palace in Doha, many Qataris were convinced that it was time for a change in leadership.
Regional disputes, however, persuaded Qatar and Bahrain to withdraw from the talks and become independent states separate from the Trucial States, which went on to become the United Arab Emirates. Independence and later (1971–2000)
Newly independent entity Event September 3, 301 Roman Empire San Marino: Traditionally given date 749 Abbasid Caliphate Oman: Subject to vassalage to other powers for short periods throughout its history. August 10, 843 Carolingian Empire France: Treaty of Verdun, splitting the Frankish Empire into three states, one of which became France. [1 ...
Fixed border territory with Qatar Singapore: 9 August 1965 [14] Singapore ceased to be a state of Malaysia 3 June 1959: Self-government under the United Kingdom 9 August 1965: Establishment of Singapore as an independent sovereign state [16] 9 August 1965: separate from and independent of Malaysia [14] [15] Sri Lanka: 22 May 1972: Constitution ...
Qatar: British Qatari Protectorate 3 September: 1971 Seychelles: 29 June: 1976 Singapore: 3 June: 1959 Became self-governing on 3 June 1959 and gained independence from Malaysia on 9 August 1965. Sri Lanka: Ceylon 4 February: 1948 Gained independence as the Dominion of Ceylon. Renamed Sri Lanka in 1972. United Arab Emirates: Trucial States 2 ...
The tiny Persian Gulf state of Qatar is once again front and center in global diplomacy, this time for its efforts to mediate deals to free hostages taken by Hamas during its October 7 attacks in ...
He became the heir apparent to the Qatar throne on 5 August 2003, when his elder brother Sheikh Jassim renounced his claim to the title. [12] [11] Since then he was groomed to take over rule, working in top security and economics posts. [13] On 5 August 2003, he was appointed deputy commander-in-chief of Qatar's armed forces. [11]
President Bill Clinton (R) speaks to the Emir of Qatar, Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani (L), during a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., in June 1997.