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| 1953, May 2 |
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| On his 18th birthday, Husayn officially became king of Jordan. | 1 |
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| 1956, March 1 |
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| Dismissal of GEN. JOHN GLUBB, commander of the Arab Legion. The move was an attempt to pacify opposition groups that had staged violent demonstrations (Jan. 1956). | 2 |
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| 1957, Feb. 12 |
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| Termination of the Anglo-Jordanian treaty. | 3 |
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| April |
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| Dismissal of the government (elected in Oct. 1956) of Sulayman al-Nablusi, a prominent opposition figure. Political parties were outlawed, and the new government decreed martial law. King Husayn quickly conducted a purge of pro-Egyptian and pro-Syrian officers from the army. | 4 |
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