2 January 1996Crown Prince Abdullah RegencyAbdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Assumes management of daily state affairs after King Fahd's illness.
Historical records for Saudi Arabia in 1996, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Assumes management of daily state affairs after King Fahd's illness.
Supports government continuity during Crown Prince Abdullah's regency.
Bin Laden leaves Sudan and returns to Afghanistan
A bomb rips through a US military housing complex near Dhahran Saudi Arabia killing 19 Americans
Osama bin Laden had lived in Afghanistan along with other members of al-Qaeda, operating terrorist training camps in a loose alliance with the Taliban
Bin Laden issues a fatwa against the United States of America and its allies
Bin Laden issues a fatwa against the United States of America and its allies. Al-Qaeda announceds its Jihad to expel foreign troops and interests from Islamic lands
Al-Qaeda announceds its Jihad to expel foreign troops and interests from Islamic lands
Bin Laden issues a fatwa against the United States of America and its allies. Al-Qaeda announceds its Jihad to expel foreign troops and interests from Islamic lands
Al-Qaeda announceds its Jihad to expel foreign troops and interests from Islamic lands
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
Governs Saudi Arabia as regent from 1996 to 2005
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