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Country : United Arab Emirates Official name: Al Imarat al Arabiyya al Muttahida (United Arab Emirates) (UAE) |
Historical profile
The people of the UAE are descended from tribespeople who were settled for much of the year and engaged in agriculture, fishing or pearl diving, and from nomadic Bedouins.
1498 The Portuguese occupied the region.
1633 The Dutch turned the Portuguese out of their trading posts, to be ousted in their turn, by the British.
1820 Britain and a number of rulers in the Gulf signed a treaty to combat piracy. This began a series of agreements which led to the area becoming known as the Trucial Coast, comprising the Trucial states (Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ras al Khaimah, Umm al Qaiwain, Fujairah and Ajman).
1892 Exclusive Agreements between the Trucial States and Britain were signed, which effectively gave the British control over foreign affairs, while each emirate retained control over internal affairs.
1952 The seven emirates formed a Trucial council to promote increased co-operation.
1958 Oil was discovered off Abu Dhabi.
1962 Oil was exported for the first time from Abu Dhabi.
1966 Oil was discovered off Dubai.
1968 Britain announced its intention to withdraw from the Gulf by 1971. A British plan to form a single state consisting of Bahrain, Qatar and the Trucial States did not take place.
1971 The independence of Bahrain and Qatar was negotiated. Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Fujairah, Umm al Qaiwain and Ajman formed the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a loose federation.
1972 They were joined by Ras al Khaimah and the Federal National Council (FNC) was created as a 40-member consultative body appointed by the seven rulers of the UAE.
1980s UAE supported Iraq during the Iran-Iraq war.
1981 UAE became a founding member of the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC). The GCC's inaugural meeting was held in Abu Dhabi.
1991 UAE joined the US-led alliance against Iraq. The Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI), in which the Abu Dhabi royal family owned a 77.4 per cent stake, collapsed.
1993 Abu Dhabi sued BCCI's executives for damages.
1994 A court in Abu Dhabi convicted 11 of the 12 former BCCI executives accused of fraud. They were given prison sentences and ordered to pay compensation.
1996 Iran fuelled the dispute with UAE over the islands of Abu Musa and the Tumbs by building an airport on Abu Musa and a power station on Greater Tumb. Two BCCI executives were cleared of fraud charges on appeal.
1998 UAE restored diplomatic relations with Iraq.
1999 The GCC reiterated its support for UAE over the disputed islands of Abu Musa and the Tumbs.
2001 Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan al Nahyan (ruler of Abu Dhabi) was re-elected as president of the UAE. The government ordered financial institutions to freeze the assets of 62 organisations and individuals suspected of funding terrorist movements.
2002 The UAE and Oman signed a final agreement delineating their entire 1,000km border.
2003 The minister of higher education said that the employment of women graduates was an important factor for the UAE.
2004 President Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al Nahyan died on 2 November. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zaid al Nahayan succeeded his father as ruler of Abu Dhabi, and on 3 November, the Federal Council elected him president of the UAE.
2005 A new terminal for Abu Dhabi International Airport is expected to be ready in August.
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