TIMELINEQatar Chronology:June 27, 1995 - Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani deposes his fatherFeb. 14, 1996 - Sheikh Khalifa stages counter-coup. “There was hearsay and statements made by Sheikh Khalifa that he will return to Qatar and reinstall the deposed emir. “Sheikh Khalifa then went to the UAE, specifically to Abu Dhabi, in the hospitality of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nahyan. “Indeed, I headed to Abu Dhabi, where we were housed at the InterContinental Hotel and received a salary from Sheikh Khalifa. In 2010, Saudi King Abdullah intervened to get 21 Al-Ghufran tribe members freed from prison, sending Prince Mutaib to secure their release.

Source: Ethiopian News October 06, 2019 10:23 UTC