What the records say
- When
- 24 Jun 1965
- Kind
- Coup
- Coordinates
- 25.36° N, 55.39° E
- Description
- coup in the United Arab Emirates
1965 Sharjawi coup d'état
Coup in the United Arab Emirates
In 1965, in coordination with British officials, Khalid Al Qasimi, the cousin of the Sheikh of Sharjah, Saqr Al Qasimi, staged a bloodless palace coup usurping the throne to ensure British interests in the Persian Gulf.
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