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Grand Mosque Seizure

Saudi Arabia · Warfare / Military. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1979Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1979

Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud20 November 1979

Mecca · Warfare / Military

Supports government coordination during the operation to restore the mosque.

Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud20 November 1979

Mecca · Warfare / Military

Directs the state response to the seizure of the Grand Mosque.

Names involved

Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al SaudKhalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Provenance

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