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Qatar is being protected by the British
Britain and Qatar signed agreement that Britain would protect Qatar and would control its affairs with other countries.No date is given only year. n.htm -
Oil is Found in Qatar
As a result of adequate crude oil supplies at the time, exploratory drilling in Qatar did not begin until 1938. Oil was discovered in Dukhan, on the west coast, in 1939. By 1940 about 4,000 barrels per day were being produced.
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Qatar Becomes Independent
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Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani Becomes first Emir of Independent Qatar
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The Gulf Cooperation Council is Established
Qatar becomes one of the founding nations of the Gulf Cooperation Council. -
Qatar Becomes a democratic Country
Municipal elections, the first democratic polls since 1971, mark the start of a democratisation programme.
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Border Issues
Qatar settles long-running border disputes with Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.
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London Stock Exchange
Qatar and Dubai become the two biggest shareholders of the London Stock Exchange, the world's third largest stock exchange. -
Football World Cup
Amnesty International publishes damning report on Qatar's promise to improve migrant workers' rights in run-up to 2022 Football World Cup, which the government disputes. Amnesty says progress is limited to non-existent. -
New Constitution
Voters approve a new constitution, which provides for a 45-member parliament with 30 elected members and the rest selected by the emir.
