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United Arab Emirtes

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  • Britain and local rulers sign a treaty to combat piracy along the Gulf coast. From this, and later agreements, the area becomes known as the Trucial Coast.

    Britain and local rulers sign a treaty to combat piracy along the Gulf coast. From this, and later agreements, the area becomes known as the Trucial Coast.
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  • maktoum family settled in Dhanbi

  • Deal between the Trucial States and Britain gives Britain control over foreign affairs and each emirate control over internal affairs.

  • Sheikh Saqr Bin-Muhammad al-Qasimi becomes Ruler of Ras al-Khaymah.

  • abudhabi oil discoverd, production began

  • August - Sheikh Zayed Bin-Sultan Al Nuhayyan takes over as Ruler of Abu Dhabi.

  • December - After independence from Britain, Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujayrah, Sharjah, and Umm al-Qaywayn come together as the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Sheikh Zayed Bin-Sultan Al Nuhayyan presides over the federation.

  • UAE joins the Arab League

  • Shelkh Kalifa bin Zayedal Al Nahyan became ruler of UAE after death of his father

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