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companies, which -- in a sense -- became Bahrain’s own version of Egypt’s Suez
Canal Company.
The disturbances of the year did not end at this point, as later a decision
made by the Bahraini Administration against Al-Bakir developed into an
overwhelming support for the latter. The result was the creation of the nationalist
party coinciding with the Anglo-Egyptian evacuation treaty and Nasser’s tightened
grip on Egypt’s rule.
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