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Nine Gulf sheikdoms form Federation of Arab Gulf Emirates
Nine small sheikdoms unite to form a federation amid Britain’s planned Gulf withdrawal by 1971. Leaders of Bahrain Qatar Abu Dhabi Dubai Sharjah Ajman Umm al Quwain Ras al-Khaimah and Fujeira weigh powers and a central assembly as oil wealth and regional politics shape the new federation. A winds of change mix with old feuds and imperial shadows.
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Bahrain
Persian Gulf
Abu Dhabi
Ayman
Sheik Zaid bin Sultan
Sheik Mohammed bin Hamad al Sharqi
Fureira
Ras al-Khaimah
Sharia
Dubai
Britain
Gulf
Federation of Arab Gulf Emirates
Qatar
Sharjah
Ajmam
Umm al Qaiwain
Ras al-Khamah
Aden
Iran