VII. The Contemporary Period, 1945–2000 > E. The Middle East and North Africa, 1945–2000 > 3. The Middle East and Egypt, 1943–2000 > h. Jordan > 1999, Feb. 7
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1999, Feb. 7
 
King Hussein died in his 46th year as Jordan's monarch. Hussein's eldest son, Abdullah, took the monarch's oath before Parliament just hours after his father's death.  1
 
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The IAF won a majority of council seats in three of Jordan's major cities. The IAF was a political extension of the pan-Arab Muslim Brotherhood.  2
 
 
 
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