Abstract
Bahrain was controlled by the Portuguese from 1521 until 1602. The Khalifa family gained control in 1783 and has ruled since that date. British assistance was sought to retain independence and from 1861 until 1971 Bahrain was in all but name a British protectorate. Bahrain declared its independence in 1971. Shaikh Isa bin Salman Al-Khalifa became the Amir. A constitution was ratified in June 1973 providing for a National Assembly of 30 members, popularly elected for a four-year term, together with all members of the cabinet (appointed by the Amir). However, in 1975 the National Assembly was dissolved and the Amir began ruling by decree. In 1987 the main island was joined to the Saudi mainland by a causeway. In Feb. 2002 Bahrain became a kingdom, with the Amir proclaiming himself king.
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Further Reading
Bahrain Monetary Authority. Quarterly Statistical Bulletin.
Central Statistics Organization. Statistical Abstract. Annual.
Al-Khalifa, A. and Rice, M. (eds.) Bahrain through the Ages. London, 1993
Al-Khalifa, H. bin I., First Light: Modern Bahrain and its Heritage. London, 1995
National statistical office: Central Statistics Organization, Council of Ministers, Manama.
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Turner, B. (2002). Bahrain. In: Turner, B. (eds) The Statesman’s Yearbook. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230271319_118
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