What the records say
- When
- 6 Aug 1966
- Kind
- Coup
- Coordinates
- 25.50° N, 54.50° E
- Description
- coup in the United Arab Emirates
1966 Dhabyani coup d'état
Coup in the United Arab Emirates
On August 6, 1966, Zayed Al Nahyan, the younger brother of ruling Sheikh of Abu Dhabi Shakhbut Al Nahyan, staged a bloodless palace coup with direct military assistance from the United Kingdom, then Abu Dhabi's colonial overlord via the Trucial States.
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