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Recent timeline of events for Kuwait
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Iraq and Kuwait boundary was defined
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In Kuwait Sheikh Mubarak died. Kuwait’s rule later alternated between the 2 branches of the al-Sabah family, the al-Salem and the al-Jaber lines, after the 2 sons of Mubarak.
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Oil was found in Kuwait.
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The Kuwait Investment Authority was founded
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A group of Palestinians met in Kuwait and formed Fatah. Yasser Arafat became the group’s leader.
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OPEC, the Arab oil-producing nations, announced they would begin cutting back on oil exports to Western nations and Japan.
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Dec 4, A five-day hijack drama began as four armed men seized a Kuwaiti airliner en route to Pakistan and forced it to land in Tehran, where the hijackers killed American passenger Charles Hegna.
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Two bombs explode in Mecca, killing one pilgrim, wounding 16. Saudi authorities blame Iranian-inspired terrorists and later beheaded 16 Kuwaiti Shiite Muslims for bombings. Iran denied involvement.
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Iraq ordered all foreigners in occupied Kuwait to report to authorities or face punishment.
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Iraq, hoping to win an end to trade sanctions, recognized the independence and boundaries of Kuwait.
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In Kuwait the Parliament rejected a bill that would have allowed women to vote by a vote of 32-30.
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In Kuwait a refinery explosion at the Mina al-Ahmedi plant killed 5 people and closed the largest of the 3 oil processing facilities.