Jordan
المملكة الأردنّيّة الهاشميّة
Al Mamlakah al Urduniyah al Hashimiyah
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For most of its history since independence from
British administration in
1946, Jordan was ruled by
King Hussein (1953-1999).
A pragmatic ruler, he successfully navigated competing pressures from
the major powers (US,
USSR, and
UK), various
Arab states,
Israel, and a large internal
Palestinian population, through several wars and coup attempts. In
1989 he resumed parliamentary elections and gradually permitted
political liberalization; in
1994 a formal
peace treaty was signed with Israel. More>>>Jordan
