Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (Arabic: زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان, romanized: Zāyid bin Sulṭān Āl Nahyān; 6 May 1918 – 2 November 2004) was an Emirati royal, politician, philanthropist and the founder of the United Arab Emirates. Zayed served as the governor of Eastern Region from 1946 until he became the ruler of Abu Dhabi in 1966, and served as the first president of the United Arab Emirates from its independence on 2 December 1971. He retained his position as Abu Dhabi's ruler from 1971 until his death in 2004. He is revered in the United Arab Emirates as the Waalid al-Ummah ("Father of the Nation"), credited for being the principal driving force behind the unification of the United Arab Emirates.
Zayed replaced his older brother Sheikh Shakhbut bin Sultan as the ruler of Abu Dhabi on 6 August 1966 after Shakhbut was deposed through a bloodless coup by members of the ruling family with British support.
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Date: 07 May 1918
agreed to peace when Count von Czernin made secret trip to Jassy and handed him ultimatum of Central Powers with threat of deposition
Date: 07 May 1918
Copyright, 1918, by The New York Times Company. Special Cable to THE NEW YORK TIMES
text of letter to press on Irish home rule and conscription
Date: 07 May 1918
Date: 07 May 1918
Special Cable to THE NEW YORK TIMES
hatred of Germany is increasing
Date: 07 May 1918
Date: 07 May 1918
By G.H. PERRIS. Copyright, 1918, by The New York Times Company. Special Cable to THE NEW YORK TIMES
G. PERRIS
describes fighting on western front
Date: 06 May 1918
By PHILIP GIBBS
Philip GIBBS
P. Gibbs quotes letters to men in front line trenches telling of conditions at home