What the records say
- When
- 30 Jan 1959
- Kind
- War
- Coordinates
- 23.61° N, 58.59° E
- Description
- 1954-1959 armed conflict in Oman
Placed at the capital of Muscat and Oman.
Jebel Akhdar War
1950s rebellion in Oman
The Jebel Akhdar War, also known as the Jebel Akhdar Rebellion or the Oman War, broke out in 1954 and again in 1957 in Oman, as an effort by the local Omanis in the interior of Oman led by their elected Imam, Ghalib al-Hinai, to protect the Imamate of Oman from the occupation plans of Said bin Taimur, sultan of Muscat and Oman, backed by the British government.
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