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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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