ÿþ<html> <head> <title> WHKMLA : Timelines : History of the U.A.E. </title> <META name="keywords" keyword="United Arab Emirates, Trucial Coast, Trucial Oman, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Ras al Khaima, Umm al Qiwain, Fujairah, Sharjah, Ajman"> <!-- copyright Alexander Ganse, 2005-2007 --> </head> <body bgcolor="grey" text="black" link="blue" vlink="red" alink="brown"> <style> <!-- A{ font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; font-face: arial; } --> </style> <DIV align ="center"> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD align = "center" valign = "center"> <A HREF = "../../index.html"> <img src = "../../whkmla2.jpg" border = "0"></a></TD></TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width = "200" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <font size = "2" face = "arial"><B> History of the U.A.E. <BR> Index Page </b></font></TD> <TD width = "36" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <A HREF = "xuae.html"> <img src = "../../region/arrowleft.gif" width = "36" height = "36" border = "0"> </a></TD> <TD align = "center" valign = "center"> <A HREF = "xuae.html"> <img src = "../banners/banuae.jpg" border = "0"> </TD> <TD width = "36" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <img src = "../../region/arrowright.gif" width = "36" height = "36" border = "0"> </a></TD> <TD width = "200" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <font size = "2" face = "arial"><B> </b></font></TD></TR></TABLE> <font size = "3" face = "arial"><B><i>First posted on February 2nd 2005 </i></b></font><BR><BR><BR><BR> <script language="JavaScript"> <!-- function SymError() { return true; } window.onerror = SymError; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-5834279270464755"; google_alternate_color = "FFFFE1"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; google_ad_format = "728x90_as"; google_ad_channel ="4814426207"; google_ad_type = "text"; //2007-02-17: MIT_ Ganse google_ad_channel = "0420158018"; google_color_border = "FF3300"; google_color_bg = "FFFFE1"; google_color_link = "0000CC"; google_color_url = "008000"; google_color_text = "6F6F6F"; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> <BR><BR><BR> </div> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD align = "center" valign = "center" width = "900"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "5"><B> Timeline : History of the U.A.E. </B></font> </TD></TR></TABLE> <BR><BR> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD align = "left" valign = "center" width = "110"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "2"> 1820 <BR> 1853 <BR><BR> 1873-1947 <BR><BR> 1892 <BR> 1894 <BR> 1902 <BR> 1903 <BR> 1929 <BR> 1947-1971 <BR><BR> 1952 <BR> 1958 <BR> 1959 <BR> 1959 <BR> 1961 <BR> 1962 <BR> 1966 <BR><BR> 1968 <BR> 1968 <BR><BR> 1970 <BR> 1971 <BR><BR> 1971 <BR> 1972 <BR> 1973 <BR> 1976 <BR> 1981 <BR> 1985 <BR> 1991 <BR> 1999 <BR> 2003 <BR> </font></TD> <TD align = "left" valign = "center" width = "600"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "2"> The British enforced an end to piracy <BR> Treaty signed between the British and the regional Shaykhs; the British hence <BR> called the area "Trucial Coast" or "Trucial Oman" <BR> Trucial Coast administered as an annex to British India (without Britain assuming <BR> sovereignty) <BR> Seven Emirates ceded right over foreign representation to Britain <BR> Shaykh of Dubai granted foreign merchants tax-exempt status <BR> Dubai attracted immigrant merchants from Lingah, Persia <BR> British steamer line made Dubai port of call <BR> Emergence of artificial perals caused decline of traditional pearl fishing industry <BR> Trucial Coast (i.e. her foreign representation) administered by the British Colonial <BR> Office <BR> Trucial Council established for the seven Emirates <BR> Oil discovered in Abu Dhabi <BR> Currency reform : Persian Gulf Rupee introduced <BR> Dubai Int'l Airport established <BR> The first postage stamps were issued for the Trucial States <BR> Abu Dhabi began to export oil <BR> Currency reform : Qatar-Dubai Riyal introduced (joined currency for Trucial States <BR> except Abu Dhabi, Qatar); Abu Dhabi introduced Bahrain Dinar <BR> Bahrain, Qatar joined the Trucial States; in 1971 they did not join the U.A.E. <BR> Census : Trucial States except Bahrain, Qatar had a combined population of <BR> 171,000 <BR> The seven Emirates were released into independence <BR> Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Sharjah and Umm al Qiwain federated to form <BR> the United Arab Emirates <BR> U.A.E. joined Arab League, United Nations <BR> Ras al Khaima joined the U.A.E. <BR> Currency reform : U.A.E. Dirham introduced <BR> U.A.E. University established <BR> U.A.E. a founding member of the Gulf Cooperation Council <BR> Emirates Airline launched <BR> The U.A.E. joined the U.N. forces liberating Kuwait from Iraqi occupation <BR> Population reached 2.8 million <BR> The U.A.E. opposed the U.S. invasion of Iraq <BR> </font></TD> </TR></TABLE><BR><BR><BR><BR> </div><div align = "center"> <script language="JavaScript"> <!-- function SymError() { return true; } window.onerror = SymError; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-0213752126925919"; google_alternate_color = "FFFFE1"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; google_ad_format = "728x90_as"; google_ad_channel ="4814426207"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_color_border = "FF3300"; google_color_bg = "FFFFE1"; google_color_link = "0000CC"; google_color_url = "008000"; google_color_text = "6F6F6F"; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> <BR><BR><BR> <TABLE border = "3" cellspace="5" cellpadding="5" align="center"> <TR> <TD width = "100" valign = "top" align = "center" bgcolor="#FFFACD"> <font size = "3" face = "Times Roman" color = "#000000"> EXTERNAL <BR> FILES </font></TD> <TD width = "750" valign = "top" align = "left" bgcolor = "#FFFACD"> <font size = "2" face = "Times Roman" color = "#000000"> U.A.E. History, from <A HREF = "http://lexicorient.com/e.o/uae_5.htm"><B>Encyclopedia of the Orient</B></A> <BR> Timeline U.A.E., from <A HREF = "http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/828687.stm"><B>BBC News</B></A> <BR> U.A.E. History, from <A HREF = "http://www.gia.gov.ae/historyES.shtml"><B>U.A.E. General Information Authority</B></A> <BR> U.A.E. History, from <A HREF = "http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/middle_east/united_arab_emirates/history.htm"><B>Lonely Planet</B></A> <BR> <A HREF = "http://www.globalfindata.com/frameset.php3?location=/gh/index.html"><B>Global History of Currencies</B></A>, click for United Arab Emirates <BR> Population Statistics : <A HREF = "http://www.library.uu.nl/wesp/populstat/Asia/unarabec.htm"><B>U.A.E.</B></A>, posted at Univ. Utrecht <BR> History of Dubai, from <A HREF = "http://www.datadubai.com/history.htm"><B>Data Dubai</B></A>, from <A HREF = "http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/middle_east/dubai/history.htm"><B>Lonely Planet</B></A> <BR> Brief History, from <A HREF = "http://www.uaeu.ac.ae/aboutuaeu/m6.htm"><B>About UAEU</B></A> <BR> </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "3" cellspace="5" cellpadding="5" align="center"> <TR> <TD width = "100" valign = "top" align = "center" bgcolor="#FFFACD"> <font size = "3" face = "Times Roman" color = "#000000"> REFERENCE </font></TD> <TD width = "750" valign = "top" align = "left" bgcolor = "#FFFACD"> <font size = "2" face = "Times Roman" color = "#000000"> </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <BR><BR><BR><BR> </DIV> </DIV> <DIV align="center"> <A href="mailto:aganse@hotmail.com"> <IMG src="../../email.gif" border="0"></a><BR> <BR><BR><BR><BR><BR> <font size = "2" face = "Times Roman"> Click here to go <A HREF = "../../index.html">Home</A> <BR> Click here to go to <A HREF = "../../about.html">Information about KMLA, WHKMLA, the author and webmaster</A> <BR> Click here to go to <A HREF = "../..links.html">Statistics</A><BR> </font> <BR><BR><BR> <!-- Start of CH Counter --> <script type="text/javascript"> //<!-- // chCounter v2.0.0 // settings: cstatus = "active"; visible = "1"; path_to_counterfile = "http://www.zum.de/whkmla/counter/counter.php"; urlhp = "http://www.zum.de"; //////////////// url = unescape(location.href); file = url.substring(url.lastIndexOf(urlhp) + urlhp.length, url.length); file = (file.charAt(0) != "/") ? 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