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| History of United Arab Emirates (UAE) |
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Due to the threats these pirates posed to the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, the British intervened in the early years of the 19th century, leading to a temporary truce by 1820, and a more permanent one by mid-century. At that time, the so-called ‘Pirate Coast’ became known as the Trucial Coast. The nine Trucial states were protected by the British, but not formally administered as colonies. In 1971, the British left the Persian Gulf, and shortly thereafter, seven of the Trucial states formed a federation of independent sheikdoms, called the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Two of the original Trucial states, Bahrain and Oman, opted to not join the union. In 1994, the UAE signed a defence agreement with the USA, and the following year signed a similar agreement with France. The UAE response was to immediately cooperate with US officials, freezing bank accounts of suspected terrorists – and launching new initiatives to prevent money laundering. From the county’s founding in 1971 until his death in November of 2004, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan ruled the federation. He was succeeded by his son, Crown Prince Sheikh Muhammad ibn Rashid al-Maktoum. In January 2006, when Sheik Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the emir of Dubai and prime minister of the UAE died, the crown prince assumed both roles. | |
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