Commander in Chief
Commander of Saudi Arabian National Guard from 1962 to November 2010
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Abdullah Bin Abdul-Aziz Biography and Timeline
Follow Abdullah Bin Abdul-Aziz through 29 dated historical records for Saudi Arabia.
Abdullah Bin Abdul-Aziz, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1962
1996
Regent
Governs Saudi Arabia as regent from 1996 to 2005. As Crown Prince, he had acted as de facto regent ruler of Saudi Arabia since January 1, 1996, when King Fahd was incapacitated by a major stroke
Succession
Governs Saudi Arabia as regent from 1996 to 2005
2001
Diplomatic Mission
Orders Ambassador Bandar bin Sultan to return to Washington
2002
Arab Peace Initiative Presented
At the Beirut Arab League summit, Crown Prince Abdullah’s peace proposal offered normalization with Israel in exchange for withdrawal from territories occupied in 1967 and other agreed terms.
Beirut Summit
The Arab Peace Initiative is floated by acting Saudi Regent Crown Prince Abdullah as a potential solution to both the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the Arabi conflict.
Beirut Summit
The Beirut Summit calls for Israel to recognize "an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital" in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Beirut Summit
The Beirut Summit calls for a "just solution" for the Palestinian refugees.
Beirut Summit
The Beirut Summit calls for the state of Israel to withdraw its forces from all the Occupied Territories, including the Golan Heights.
Beirut Summit
The Beirut Summit calls for the state of Israel to withdraw its forces from all the Occupied Territories, including the Golan Heights
Golan Withdrawal in Arab Proposal
The Arab Peace Initiative expressly included the occupied Syrian Golan Heights among territories from which Israel was asked to withdraw as part of a comprehensive regional peace.
Regional Normalization Framework
Arab leaders endorsed a framework linking a comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace and normalized relations to territorial withdrawal and a negotiated resolution of the Palestinian question.
Rule of Gaza Strip
The Beirut Summit calls for the state of Israel to withdraw its forces from all the Occupied Territories, including the Golan Heights
Rule of Golan Heights
The Beirut Summit calls for the state of Israel to withdraw its forces from all the Occupied Territories, including the Golan Heights
Syria Included in Peace Framework
The summit’s proposed regional settlement addressed Syria’s territorial dispute with Israel by incorporating the Golan Heights into the land-for-peace approach.
2005
Succession
Succeeds to the throne upon the death of his half-brother, King Fahd
Coronation
Enthrones at the age of 86, one of the worlds oldest reigning monarchs
King Abdullah implements a Government scholarship program to send young Saudi men
King Abdullah implements a Government scholarship program to send young Saudi men and women to Western universities for undergraduate and postgraduate studies
2007
Diplomatic Correspondence
Human Rights Watch sent an open letter to King Abdullah asking him to cease religious persecution of the Ahmadi faith in Saudi Arabia
Politics
Human Rights Watch sent an open letter to King Abdullah asking him to cease religious persecution of the Ahmadi faith in Saudi Arabia
Visit to To the United Kingdom
during a state visit to the United Kingdom, Abdullah was greeted by protesters accusing him of being a "murderer" and a "torturer", concerns esed in the UK about the treatment of women and homosexuals by the Saudi kingdom
Visit to Pope Benedict XVI in the Apostolic Palace
King Abdullah visits Pope Benedict XVI in the Apostolic Palace, the first Saudi monarch to visit the Pope
2008
King Abdullah calls for a brotherly and sincere dialogue between believers from
King Abdullah calls for a "brotherly and sincere dialogue between believers from all religions"
Diplomatic Mission
King Abdullah told US ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker and US General David Petraeus to "cut off the head of the snake" about Iran
International Conference at Mecca
Holds a conference at Mecca to urge Muslim leaders to speak with one voice with Jewish and Christian leaders
International Conference at Mecca
Holds a conference at Mecca to urge Muslim leaders to speak with one voice with Jewish and Christian leaders
Ambassador Recall
King Abdullah told US ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker and US General David Petraeus to "cut off the head of the snake" about Iran. King Abdullah calls for a "brotherly and sincere dialogue between believers from all religions". Saudi Arabias ambassador to Washington, Adel al-Jubeir recalled the King's frequent exhortations to the US to attack Iran and to put an end to its nuclear weapons program
2009
Diplomatic Plan
King Abdullah proposed implanting Guantanamo detainees with a chip that contained their personal information before authorities tracked their movements using Bluetooth technology
2010
International Accord
It is released that Abdullah wanted all detainees released from the Guantanamo Bay prison to be tracked through an implanted microchip, according to the leaked diplomatic cables published by Wikileaks
Records, sources and methodology
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