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Page 95
... became so heavily used as a coal - bunkering facility that it was nicknamed the " Coalhole of the East . " Cer- tain mainland areas were purchased by the British between 1868 and 1888 , and in 1937 Aden became a British crown colony ...
... became so heavily used as a coal - bunkering facility that it was nicknamed the " Coalhole of the East . " Cer- tain mainland areas were purchased by the British between 1868 and 1888 , and in 1937 Aden became a British crown colony ...
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... became a general in 1904. Early in World War I , he planned the successful Russian offensive into Galicia . After period of command on the northwestern front , he became chief of the general staff ( August 1915 ) and assumed control of ...
... became a general in 1904. Early in World War I , he planned the successful Russian offensive into Galicia . After period of command on the northwestern front , he became chief of the general staff ( August 1915 ) and assumed control of ...
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... became part of North Yemen . There were frequent incursions from Al - Bayda ' into territory claimed by successive governments based at Aden , because the status quo line had never been demarcated on the ground . The area was not a ...
... became part of North Yemen . There were frequent incursions from Al - Bayda ' into territory claimed by successive governments based at Aden , because the status quo line had never been demarcated on the ground . The area was not a ...
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