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Year of the Nationalists, Part 2: National Union

Posted on 2013/06/06 by alialjamri

Part 1 of Year of the Nationalists can be read here. BBC report on anti-Belgrave sentiment in Bahrain After the murderous events of 11 March 1956 in the Manama souq that saw several killed and more injured, the High Executive … 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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