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Bahrain
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Bahrain
Analysis of political structure & conflict in Bahrain. Includes discussion of ruling family, Al- Khalifa, attempts at democracy, & former status as British protectorate.
2,250 words (approx. 9 pages) |
8 sources |
1996
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The political structure of Bahrain allows for a degree of participation in the political process on the part of the citizenry. However, at the same time the political reality is that one family controls the political life of the country and constitutes the government of Bahrain and has for some time. The Al Khalifa family is headed by Sheikh Isa ibn Salman Al Khalifa, the eleventh ruler of the Al Khalifa dynasty, which has ruled the country since 1783. He has been the ruler of Bahrain for 35 years and succeeded to the throne in 1961 when his father died. At that time, Bahrain was still a British protectorate, and Isa ibn Salman negotiated the termination of Bahrain's dependent status after the British announced in 1968 that they would withdraw all their defense forces from the Persian Gulf region. Bahrain achieved complete independence in 1971, at which time Isa ibn Salman assumed ..."More papers on Bahrain:
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