Tag Archives: 1956

Year of the Nationalists, Part 4: The Hidden Intervention

Posted on 2013/07/11 by alialjamri

From the Archives is a blog series about Bahrain and its history. The stories told are drawn primarily from the documents, notes and correspondences kept at the British National Archives and India Office archives. Part 3 of Year of the … Continue reading →

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Year of the Nationalists, Part 1: Prelude to Crisis

Posted on 2013/05/30 by alialjamri

The 1950s was a difficult decade for Bahrain. Many Bahrainis were tiring of their government, ruled as they had been for 30 years by the tireless and authoritarian Charles Belgrave. The decade saw the rise of a nationalist movement, galvanised … Continue reading →

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