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	=== 1979 uprisings ===		=== 1979 uprisings ===
	In 1979, the Grand Mosque in Mecca was seized by armed militants led by Juhayman al‑Otaybi, who claimed he was the Mahdi. They held hostages and killed innocents.		In 1979, the Grand Mosque in Mecca was seized by armed militants led by Juhayman al‑Otaybi, who claimed he was the Mahdi. They held hostages and killed innocents.<ref name=":1222" />

	== Workers' movement ==		== Workers' movement ==

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A false statement that does not portray what happened.(I also fixed a spelling mistake I made

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	=== 1979 uprisings ===		=== 1979 uprisings ===
	In 1979, ~~a group of devout Muslims sieged Masjid al-Haram~~, ~~seeking to take back the mosque from corrupt princes. At~~ the ~~same time, [[Shia]] Muslims in eastern Saudi Arabia rebelled~~. ~~The National Guard crushed both uprisings~~.~~<ref name=":1222" />~~		In 1979, the Grand Mosque in Mecca was seized by armed militants led by Juhayman al‑Otaybi, who claimed he was the Mahdi. They held hostages and killed innocents.

	== Workers' movement ==		== Workers' movement ==

General-KJ: Minor expansion

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Minor expansion

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	{{Infobox country\|name=Kingdom of Saudi Arabia\|native_name=ٱلْمَمْلَكَة ٱلْعَرَبِيَّة ٱلسُّعُوْدِيَّة\|image_flag=Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg\|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]\|government_type=~~Absolute~~ [[monarchy]]\|leader_title1=King\|leader_title2=Crown Prince\|leader_name1=[[Salman bin Abdulaziz]]\|leader_name2=[[Mohammed bin Salman]]\|population_census=32,175,224\|population_census_year=2022\|image_coat=Emblem of Saudi Arabia.svg\|capital=[[Riyadh]]\|largest_city=[[Riyadh]]\|image_map=Saudi Arabia map.png\|map_width=290\|official_languages=Arabic\|religion=[[Islam]]\|area_km2=2,149,690}}'''Saudi Arabia''', officially the '''Kingdom of Saudi Arabia''', is a [[United States of America\|US]]-backed absolute monarchy in [[Western Asia]]. ~~In its war against~~ [[Republic of Yemen\|Yemen]], it has killed or injured over 18,000 civilians.<ref>{{News citation\|date=2020-03-25\|title=Five Years of Data on Saudi-led Air War\|url=https://us16.campaign-archive.com/?u=1912a1b11cab332fa977d3a6a&id=e0562bce18\|newspaper=Yemen Data Project\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204223156/https://us16.campaign-archive.com/?u=1912a1b11cab332fa977d3a6a&id=e0562bce18\|archive-date=2021-12-04\|retrieved=2022-01-16}}</ref>		{{Infobox country\|name=Kingdom of Saudi Arabia\|native_name=ٱلْمَمْلَكَة ٱلْعَرَبِيَّة ٱلسُّعُوْدِيَّة\|image_flag=Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg\|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]\|government_type=Unitary Islamic [[Absolute monarchy]]\|leader_title1=King\|leader_title2=Crown Prince and Prime Minister\|leader_name1=[[Salman bin Abdulaziz]]\|leader_name2=[[Mohammed bin Salman]]\|population_census=32,175,224\|population_census_year=2022\|currency=Saudi riyal\|currency_code=SAR\|drives_on=right\|calling_code=+966\|iso3166code=SA\|cctld=.sa<br>السعودية.\|image_coat=Emblem of Saudi Arabia.svg\|capital=[[Riyadh]]\|largest_city=[[Riyadh]]\|national_motto=لا إله إلا الله، محمد رسول الله\|englishmotto=There is no god but God, Muhammad is the Messenger of God\|image_map=Saudi Arabia map.png\|map_width=290\|official_languages=Arabic\|religion=[[Islam]]\|demonym=Saudi<br>Saudi Arabian\|legislature=none\|area_km2=2,149,690}}'''Saudi Arabia''', officially the '''Kingdom of Saudi Arabia''', is a [[United States of America\|US]]-backed [[absolute monarchy]] in [[Western Asia]] ruled by the [[House of Saud]]. It is bordered to the north by [[Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan\|Jordan]], [[Republic of Iraq\|Iraq]] and [[State of Kuwait\|Kuwait]], to the east by [[Kingdom of Bahrain\|Bahrain]], [[State of Qatar\|Qatar]], the [[United Arab Emirates\|UAE]] and the [[Persian Gulf]], to the south by [[Sultanate of Oman\|Oman]] and [[Republic of Yemen\|Yemen]] and to the west by the [[Red Sea]]. In its war against Yemen, it has killed or injured over 18,000 civilians.<ref>{{News citation\|date=2020-03-25\|title=Five Years of Data on Saudi-led Air War\|url=https://us16.campaign-archive.com/?u=1912a1b11cab332fa977d3a6a&id=e0562bce18\|newspaper=Yemen Data Project\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204223156/https://us16.campaign-archive.com/?u=1912a1b11cab332fa977d3a6a&id=e0562bce18\|archive-date=2021-12-04\|retrieved=2022-01-16}}</ref>

	== History ==		== History ==
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	=== 1979 uprisings ===		=== 1979 uprisings ===
	In 1979, a group of devout Muslims sieged Masjid al-Haram, seeking to take back the mosque from corrupt princes. At the same time, Shia Muslims in eastern Saudi Arabia rebelled. The National Guard crushed both uprisings.<ref name=":1222" />		In 1979, a group of devout Muslims sieged Masjid al-Haram, seeking to take back the mosque from corrupt princes. At the same time, [[Shia]] Muslims in eastern Saudi Arabia rebelled. The National Guard crushed both uprisings.<ref name=":1222" />

	== Workers' movement ==		== Workers' movement ==
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	[[Franklin D. Roosevelt\|Franklin Roosevelt]] made an alliance with Saudi Arabia. After [[German Reich (1933–1945)\|Nazi Germany]] surrendered in 1945, the USA continued building a military base in Dhahran.<ref name=":0222">{{Citation\|author=David Vine\|year=2020\|title=The United States of War\|chapter=Empire of Bases\|page=260–1\|city=Oakland\|publisher=University of California Press\|isbn=9780520972070\|lg=http://library.lol/main/191568BFAC73F009132DB00ECD0F0F05}}</ref>		[[Franklin D. Roosevelt\|Franklin Roosevelt]] made an alliance with Saudi Arabia. After [[German Reich (1933–1945)\|Nazi Germany]] surrendered in 1945, the USA continued building a military base in Dhahran.<ref name=":0222">{{Citation\|author=David Vine\|year=2020\|title=The United States of War\|chapter=Empire of Bases\|page=260–1\|city=Oakland\|publisher=University of California Press\|isbn=9780520972070\|lg=http://library.lol/main/191568BFAC73F009132DB00ECD0F0F05}}</ref>

	Crown Prince [[Faisal Al Saud\|Faisal]] attended the 1955 [[Bandung Conference]]. Despite ~~his~~ opposition to [[Gamal Abdel Nasser\|Nasser]], Egypt defended Saudi Arabia against a [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland\|British]] invasion from [[Oman]], and Saudi Arabia lent money to Egypt during the [[Suez Crisis]].<ref name=":1222" />		Crown Prince [[Faisal Al Saud\|Faisal]] attended the 1955 [[Bandung Conference]]. Despite the king's opposition to [[Gamal Abdel Nasser\|Nasser]], Egypt defended Saudi Arabia against a [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland\|British]] invasion from [[Oman]], and Saudi Arabia lent money to Egypt during the [[Suez Crisis]].<ref name=":1222" />

	==== Free Princes ====		==== Free Princes ====

3amel-Al-Neel: Updated the population estimate to 2023

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Updated the population estimate to 2023

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	{{Infobox country\|name=Kingdom of Saudi Arabia\|native_name=ٱلْمَمْلَكَة ٱلْعَرَبِيَّة ٱلسُّعُوْدِيَّة\|image_flag=Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg\|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]\|government_type=Absolute [[monarchy]]\|leader_title1=King\|leader_title2=Crown Prince\|leader_name1=[[Salman bin Abdulaziz]]\|leader_name2=[[Mohammed bin Salman]]\|~~population_estimate~~=34,~~218~~,~~169~~\|~~population_estimate_year~~=~~2019~~\|image_coat=Emblem of Saudi Arabia.svg\|capital=[[Riyadh]]\|largest_city=[[Riyadh]]\|image_map=Saudi Arabia map.png\|map_width=290\|official_languages=Arabic\|religion=[[Islam]]\|area_km2=2,149,690}}'''Saudi Arabia''', officially the '''Kingdom of Saudi Arabia''', is a [[United States of America\|US]]-backed absolute monarchy in [[Western Asia]]. In its war against [[Republic of Yemen\|Yemen]], it has killed or injured over 18,000 civilians.<ref>{{News citation\|date=2020-03-25\|title=Five Years of Data on Saudi-led Air War\|url=https://us16.campaign-archive.com/?u=1912a1b11cab332fa977d3a6a&id=e0562bce18\|newspaper=Yemen Data Project\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204223156/https://us16.campaign-archive.com/?u=1912a1b11cab332fa977d3a6a&id=e0562bce18\|archive-date=2021-12-04\|retrieved=2022-01-16}}</ref>		{{Infobox country\|name=Kingdom of Saudi Arabia\|native_name=ٱلْمَمْلَكَة ٱلْعَرَبِيَّة ٱلسُّعُوْدِيَّة\|image_flag=Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg\|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]\|government_type=Absolute [[monarchy]]\|leader_title1=King\|leader_title2=Crown Prince\|leader_name1=[[Salman bin Abdulaziz]]\|leader_name2=[[Mohammed bin Salman]]\|population_census=32,175,224\|population_census_year=2022\|image_coat=Emblem of Saudi Arabia.svg\|capital=[[Riyadh]]\|largest_city=[[Riyadh]]\|image_map=Saudi Arabia map.png\|map_width=290\|official_languages=Arabic\|religion=[[Islam]]\|area_km2=2,149,690}}'''Saudi Arabia''', officially the '''Kingdom of Saudi Arabia''', is a [[United States of America\|US]]-backed absolute monarchy in [[Western Asia]]. In its war against [[Republic of Yemen\|Yemen]], it has killed or injured over 18,000 civilians.<ref>{{News citation\|date=2020-03-25\|title=Five Years of Data on Saudi-led Air War\|url=https://us16.campaign-archive.com/?u=1912a1b11cab332fa977d3a6a&id=e0562bce18\|newspaper=Yemen Data Project\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204223156/https://us16.campaign-archive.com/?u=1912a1b11cab332fa977d3a6a&id=e0562bce18\|archive-date=2021-12-04\|retrieved=2022-01-16}}</ref>

	== History ==		== History ==

Ledlecreeper27: World War 2

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World War 2

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	{{Infobox country\|name=Kingdom of Saudi Arabia\|native_name=ٱلْمَمْلَكَة ٱلْعَرَبِيَّة ٱلسُّعُوْدِيَّة\|image_flag=Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg\|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]\|government_type=Absolute monarchy\|leader_title1=King\|leader_title2=Crown Prince\|leader_name1=[[Salman bin Abdulaziz]]\|leader_name2=[[Mohammed bin Salman]]\|population_estimate=34,218,169\|population_estimate_year=2019\|image_coat=Emblem of Saudi Arabia.svg\|capital=[[Riyadh]]\|largest_city=[[Riyadh]]\|image_map=Saudi Arabia map.png\|map_width=290\|official_languages=Arabic\|religion=[[Islam]]\|area_km2=2,149,690}}'''Saudi Arabia''', officially the '''Kingdom of Saudi Arabia''', is a [[United States of America\|US]]-backed absolute monarchy in [[Western Asia]]. In its war against [[Republic of Yemen\|Yemen]], it has killed or injured over 18,000 civilians.<ref>{{News citation\|date=2020-03-25\|title=Five Years of Data on Saudi-led Air War\|url=https://us16.campaign-archive.com/?u=1912a1b11cab332fa977d3a6a&id=e0562bce18\|newspaper=Yemen Data Project\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204223156/https://us16.campaign-archive.com/?u=1912a1b11cab332fa977d3a6a&id=e0562bce18\|archive-date=2021-12-04\|retrieved=2022-01-16}}</ref>		{{Infobox country\|name=Kingdom of Saudi Arabia\|native_name=ٱلْمَمْلَكَة ٱلْعَرَبِيَّة ٱلسُّعُوْدِيَّة\|image_flag=Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg\|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]\|government_type=Absolute [[monarchy]]\|leader_title1=King\|leader_title2=Crown Prince\|leader_name1=[[Salman bin Abdulaziz]]\|leader_name2=[[Mohammed bin Salman]]\|population_estimate=34,218,169\|population_estimate_year=2019\|image_coat=Emblem of Saudi Arabia.svg\|capital=[[Riyadh]]\|largest_city=[[Riyadh]]\|image_map=Saudi Arabia map.png\|map_width=290\|official_languages=Arabic\|religion=[[Islam]]\|area_km2=2,149,690}}'''Saudi Arabia''', officially the '''Kingdom of Saudi Arabia''', is a [[United States of America\|US]]-backed absolute monarchy in [[Western Asia]]. In its war against [[Republic of Yemen\|Yemen]], it has killed or injured over 18,000 civilians.<ref>{{News citation\|date=2020-03-25\|title=Five Years of Data on Saudi-led Air War\|url=https://us16.campaign-archive.com/?u=1912a1b11cab332fa977d3a6a&id=e0562bce18\|newspaper=Yemen Data Project\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204223156/https://us16.campaign-archive.com/?u=1912a1b11cab332fa977d3a6a&id=e0562bce18\|archive-date=2021-12-04\|retrieved=2022-01-16}}</ref>

	== History ==		== History ==
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	=== Post-unification ===		=== Post-unification ===
	In 1933, Saudi Arabia signed concessions to US and [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland\|British]] oil companies.<ref name=":1222" />		In 1933, Saudi Arabia signed concessions to US and [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland\|British]] oil companies.<ref name=":1222" />

			[[Franklin D. Roosevelt\|Franklin Roosevelt]] made an alliance with Saudi Arabia. After [[German Reich (1933–1945)\|Nazi Germany]] surrendered in 1945, the USA continued building a military base in Dhahran.<ref name=":0222">{{Citation\|author=David Vine\|year=2020\|title=The United States of War\|chapter=Empire of Bases\|page=260–1\|city=Oakland\|publisher=University of California Press\|isbn=9780520972070\|lg=http://library.lol/main/191568BFAC73F009132DB00ECD0F0F05}}</ref>

	Crown Prince [[Faisal Al Saud\|Faisal]] attended the 1955 [[Bandung Conference]]. Despite his opposition to [[Gamal Abdel Nasser\|Nasser]], Egypt defended Saudi Arabia against a [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland\|British]] invasion from [[Oman]], and Saudi Arabia lent money to Egypt during the [[Suez Crisis]].<ref name=":1222" />		Crown Prince [[Faisal Al Saud\|Faisal]] attended the 1955 [[Bandung Conference]]. Despite his opposition to [[Gamal Abdel Nasser\|Nasser]], Egypt defended Saudi Arabia against a [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland\|British]] invasion from [[Oman]], and Saudi Arabia lent money to Egypt during the [[Suez Crisis]].<ref name=":1222" />

Ledlecreeper27: 1979 uprisings

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1979 uprisings

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	{{Infobox country\|name=Kingdom of Saudi Arabia\|native_name=ٱلْمَمْلَكَة ٱلْعَرَبِيَّة ٱلسُّعُوْدِيَّة\|image_flag=Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg\|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]\|government_type=Absolute monarchy\|leader_title1=King\|leader_title2=Crown Prince\|leader_name1=[[Salman bin Abdulaziz]]\|leader_name2=[[Mohammed bin Salman]]\|population_estimate=34,218,169\|population_estimate_year=2019\|image_coat=Emblem of Saudi Arabia.svg\|capital=[[Riyadh]]\|largest_city=[[Riyadh]]\|image_map=Saudi Arabia map.png\|map_width=290\|official_languages=Arabic\|area_km2=2,149,690}}'''Saudi Arabia''', officially the '''Kingdom of Saudi Arabia''', is a [[United States of America\|US]]-backed absolute monarchy in [[Western Asia]]. In its war against [[Republic of Yemen\|Yemen]], it has killed or injured over 18,000 civilians.<ref>{{News citation\|date=2020-03-25\|title=Five Years of Data on Saudi-led Air War\|url=https://us16.campaign-archive.com/?u=1912a1b11cab332fa977d3a6a&id=e0562bce18\|newspaper=Yemen Data Project\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204223156/https://us16.campaign-archive.com/?u=1912a1b11cab332fa977d3a6a&id=e0562bce18\|archive-date=2021-12-04\|retrieved=2022-01-16}}</ref>		{{Infobox country\|name=Kingdom of Saudi Arabia\|native_name=ٱلْمَمْلَكَة ٱلْعَرَبِيَّة ٱلسُّعُوْدِيَّة\|image_flag=Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg\|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]\|government_type=Absolute monarchy\|leader_title1=King\|leader_title2=Crown Prince\|leader_name1=[[Salman bin Abdulaziz]]\|leader_name2=[[Mohammed bin Salman]]\|population_estimate=34,218,169\|population_estimate_year=2019\|image_coat=Emblem of Saudi Arabia.svg\|capital=[[Riyadh]]\|largest_city=[[Riyadh]]\|image_map=Saudi Arabia map.png\|map_width=290\|official_languages=Arabic\|religion=[[Islam]]\|area_km2=2,149,690}}'''Saudi Arabia''', officially the '''Kingdom of Saudi Arabia''', is a [[United States of America\|US]]-backed absolute monarchy in [[Western Asia]]. In its war against [[Republic of Yemen\|Yemen]], it has killed or injured over 18,000 civilians.<ref>{{News citation\|date=2020-03-25\|title=Five Years of Data on Saudi-led Air War\|url=https://us16.campaign-archive.com/?u=1912a1b11cab332fa977d3a6a&id=e0562bce18\|newspaper=Yemen Data Project\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204223156/https://us16.campaign-archive.com/?u=1912a1b11cab332fa977d3a6a&id=e0562bce18\|archive-date=2021-12-04\|retrieved=2022-01-16}}</ref>

	== History ==		== History ==

	=== First Saudi State ===		=== First Saudi State ===
	The Saudi dynasty began in the 18th century because its founder made a pact with [[Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab]].<ref name=":1222" /~~><sup>:261</sup~~>		The Saudi dynasty began in the 18th century because its founder made a pact with [[Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab]].<ref name=":1222" />

	=== Post-unification ===		=== Post-unification ===
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	[[Talal bin Abdulaziz]], the leader of the Free Princes and a follower of Nasser, proposed creating a National Council in 1958. Faisal and [[Saud of Saudi Arabia\|Saud]] both rejected his proposed constitution. In 1961, Talal used secular public works to decrease [[unemployment]].		[[Talal bin Abdulaziz]], the leader of the Free Princes and a follower of Nasser, proposed creating a National Council in 1958. Faisal and [[Saud of Saudi Arabia\|Saud]] both rejected his proposed constitution. In 1961, Talal used secular public works to decrease [[unemployment]].

	In 1962, Faisal took over from his brother Saud and rejected Talal's labor law, leading many of the Free Princes to flee to [[Lebanese Republic\|Lebanon]]. Soon after, Faisal created the [[World Muslim League]].<ref name=":1222">{{Citation\|author=[[Vijay Prashad]]\|year=2008\|title=The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World\|chapter=Mecca\|page=~~260–6~~\|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzaceascnzh26r5d6uitjjs2z7rflhaxlt7rboz5whzdf76qg6xxvecqq?filename=%28A%20New%20Press%20People%27s%20history%29%20Vijay%20Prashad%20-%20The%20darker%20nations_%20a%20people%27s%20history%20of%20the%20third%20world-The%20New%20Press%20%282008%29.pdf\|publisher=The New Press\|isbn=9781595583420\|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=9B40B96E830128A7FE0E0E887C06829F}}</ref>		In 1962, Faisal took over from his brother Saud and rejected Talal's labor law, leading many of the Free Princes to flee to [[Lebanese Republic\|Lebanon]]. Soon after, Faisal created the [[World Muslim League]].<ref name=":1222">{{Citation\|author=[[Vijay Prashad]]\|year=2008\|title=The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World\|chapter=Mecca\|page=260–9\|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzaceascnzh26r5d6uitjjs2z7rflhaxlt7rboz5whzdf76qg6xxvecqq?filename=%28A%20New%20Press%20People%27s%20history%29%20Vijay%20Prashad%20-%20The%20darker%20nations_%20a%20people%27s%20history%20of%20the%20third%20world-The%20New%20Press%20%282008%29.pdf\|publisher=The New Press\|isbn=9781595583420\|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=9B40B96E830128A7FE0E0E887C06829F}}</ref>

			=== 1979 uprisings ===
			In 1979, a group of devout Muslims sieged Masjid al-Haram, seeking to take back the mosque from corrupt princes. At the same time, Shia Muslims in eastern Saudi Arabia rebelled. The National Guard crushed both uprisings.<ref name=":1222" />

	== Workers' movement ==		== Workers' movement ==

Ledlecreeper27: Free Princes

2023-06-30T15:15:22Z

Free Princes

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	=== Post-unification ===		=== Post-unification ===
	In 1933, Saudi Arabia signed concessions to US and [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland\|British]] oil companies.<ref name=":1222" /~~><sup>:263</sup~~>		In 1933, Saudi Arabia signed concessions to US and [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland\|British]] oil companies.<ref name=":1222" />

	Crown Prince [[Faisal Al Saud\|Faisal]] attended the 1955 [[Bandung Conference]]. Despite his opposition to [[Gamal Abdel Nasser\|Nasser]], Egypt defended Saudi Arabia against a [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland\|British]] invasion from [[Oman]], and Saudi Arabia lent money to Egypt during the [[Suez Crisis]].<ref name=":1222" /~~><sup>:263</sup~~>		Crown Prince [[Faisal Al Saud\|Faisal]] attended the 1955 [[Bandung Conference]]. Despite his opposition to [[Gamal Abdel Nasser\|Nasser]], Egypt defended Saudi Arabia against a [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland\|British]] invasion from [[Oman]], and Saudi Arabia lent money to Egypt during the [[Suez Crisis]].<ref name=":1222" />

	In 1962, Faisal ~~organized~~ the ~~creation of~~ the [[World Muslim League]].<ref name=":1222">{{Citation\|author=[[Vijay Prashad]]\|year=2008\|title=The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World\|chapter=Mecca\|page=\|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzaceascnzh26r5d6uitjjs2z7rflhaxlt7rboz5whzdf76qg6xxvecqq?filename=%28A%20New%20Press%20People%27s%20history%29%20Vijay%20Prashad%20-%20The%20darker%20nations_%20a%20people%27s%20history%20of%20the%20third%20world-The%20New%20Press%20%282008%29.pdf\|publisher=The New Press\|isbn=9781595583420\|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=9B40B96E830128A7FE0E0E887C06829F}}</ref~~><sup>:260</sup~~>		==== Free Princes ====
			[[Talal bin Abdulaziz]], the leader of the Free Princes and a follower of Nasser, proposed creating a National Council in 1958. Faisal and [[Saud of Saudi Arabia\|Saud]] both rejected his proposed constitution. In 1961, Talal used secular public works to decrease [[unemployment]].

			In 1962, Faisal took over from his brother Saud and rejected Talal's labor law, leading many of the Free Princes to flee to [[Lebanese Republic\|Lebanon]]. Soon after, Faisal created the [[World Muslim League]].<ref name=":1222">{{Citation\|author=[[Vijay Prashad]]\|year=2008\|title=The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World\|chapter=Mecca\|page=260–6\|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzaceascnzh26r5d6uitjjs2z7rflhaxlt7rboz5whzdf76qg6xxvecqq?filename=%28A%20New%20Press%20People%27s%20history%29%20Vijay%20Prashad%20-%20The%20darker%20nations_%20a%20people%27s%20history%20of%20the%20third%20world-The%20New%20Press%20%282008%29.pdf\|publisher=The New Press\|isbn=9781595583420\|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=9B40B96E830128A7FE0E0E887C06829F}}</ref>

	== Workers' movement ==		== Workers' movement ==
	In 1953, the [[Proletariat\|workers]] of [[Aramco]] tried to [[Strike action\|strike]] to form a [[Trade union\|union]]. They protested against King [[Saud of Saudi Arabia\|Saud]] and demanded the end of U.S. occupation. The state killed officers from the Dhahran Air Base who mutinied in support of the workers.<ref name=":1222" /~~><sup>:264</sup~~>		In 1953, the [[Proletariat\|workers]] of [[Aramco]] tried to [[Strike action\|strike]] to form a [[Trade union\|union]]. They protested against King [[Saud of Saudi Arabia\|Saud]] and demanded the end of U.S. occupation. The state killed officers from the Dhahran Air Base who mutinied in support of the workers.<ref name=":1222" />

	== Women's rights ==		== Women's rights ==

Ledlecreeper27: Strike

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Strike

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	== History ==		== History ==

			=== First Saudi State ===
	The Saudi dynasty began in the 18th century because its founder made a pact with [[Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab]].<ref name=":1222" /><sup>:261</sup>		The Saudi dynasty began in the 18th century because its founder made a pact with [[Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab]].<ref name=":1222" /><sup>:261</sup>

			=== Post-unification ===
	In 1933, Saudi Arabia signed concessions to US and [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland\|British]] oil companies.<ref name=":1222" /><sup>:263</sup>		In 1933, Saudi Arabia signed concessions to US and [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland\|British]] oil companies.<ref name=":1222" /><sup>:263</sup>

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	In 1962, Faisal organized the creation of the [[World Muslim League]].<ref name=":1222">{{Citation\|author=[[Vijay Prashad]]\|year=2008\|title=The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World\|chapter=Mecca\|page=\|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzaceascnzh26r5d6uitjjs2z7rflhaxlt7rboz5whzdf76qg6xxvecqq?filename=%28A%20New%20Press%20People%27s%20history%29%20Vijay%20Prashad%20-%20The%20darker%20nations_%20a%20people%27s%20history%20of%20the%20third%20world-The%20New%20Press%20%282008%29.pdf\|publisher=The New Press\|isbn=9781595583420\|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=9B40B96E830128A7FE0E0E887C06829F}}</ref><sup>:260</sup>		In 1962, Faisal organized the creation of the [[World Muslim League]].<ref name=":1222">{{Citation\|author=[[Vijay Prashad]]\|year=2008\|title=The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World\|chapter=Mecca\|page=\|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzaceascnzh26r5d6uitjjs2z7rflhaxlt7rboz5whzdf76qg6xxvecqq?filename=%28A%20New%20Press%20People%27s%20history%29%20Vijay%20Prashad%20-%20The%20darker%20nations_%20a%20people%27s%20history%20of%20the%20third%20world-The%20New%20Press%20%282008%29.pdf\|publisher=The New Press\|isbn=9781595583420\|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=9B40B96E830128A7FE0E0E887C06829F}}</ref><sup>:260</sup>

			== Workers' movement ==
			In 1953, the [[Proletariat\|workers]] of [[Aramco]] tried to [[Strike action\|strike]] to form a [[Trade union\|union]]. They protested against King [[Saud of Saudi Arabia\|Saud]] and demanded the end of U.S. occupation. The state killed officers from the Dhahran Air Base who mutinied in support of the workers.<ref name=":1222" /><sup>:264</sup>

	== Women's rights ==		== Women's rights ==

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Agreements with US and UK

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	== History ==		== History ==
	The Saudi dynasty began in the 18th century because its founder made a pact with [[Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab]].		The Saudi dynasty began in the 18th century because its founder made a pact with [[Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab]].<ref name=":1222" /><sup>:261</sup>

	In ~~1962~~, Prince [[Faisal ~~bin Abdulaziz~~\|Faisal]] organized the creation of the [[World Muslim League]].<ref name=":1222">{{Citation\|author=[[Vijay Prashad]]\|year=2008\|title=The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World\|chapter=Mecca\|page=~~260–1~~\|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzaceascnzh26r5d6uitjjs2z7rflhaxlt7rboz5whzdf76qg6xxvecqq?filename=%28A%20New%20Press%20People%27s%20history%29%20Vijay%20Prashad%20-%20The%20darker%20nations_%20a%20people%27s%20history%20of%20the%20third%20world-The%20New%20Press%20%282008%29.pdf\|publisher=The New Press\|isbn=9781595583420\|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=9B40B96E830128A7FE0E0E887C06829F}}</ref>		In 1933, Saudi Arabia signed concessions to US and [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland\|British]] oil companies.<ref name=":1222" /><sup>:263</sup>

			Crown Prince [[Faisal Al Saud\|Faisal]] attended the 1955 [[Bandung Conference]]. Despite his opposition to [[Gamal Abdel Nasser\|Nasser]], Egypt defended Saudi Arabia against a [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland\|British]] invasion from [[Oman]], and Saudi Arabia lent money to Egypt during the [[Suez Crisis]].<ref name=":1222" /><sup>:263</sup>

			In 1962, Faisal organized the creation of the [[World Muslim League]].<ref name=":1222">{{Citation\|author=[[Vijay Prashad]]\|year=2008\|title=The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World\|chapter=Mecca\|page=\|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzaceascnzh26r5d6uitjjs2z7rflhaxlt7rboz5whzdf76qg6xxvecqq?filename=%28A%20New%20Press%20People%27s%20history%29%20Vijay%20Prashad%20-%20The%20darker%20nations_%20a%20people%27s%20history%20of%20the%20third%20world-The%20New%20Press%20%282008%29.pdf\|publisher=The New Press\|isbn=9781595583420\|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=9B40B96E830128A7FE0E0E887C06829F}}</ref><sup>:260</sup>

	== Women's rights ==		== Women's rights ==