Timeline Monday 19 June 1961

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Monday 19 June 1961

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Events on Monday 19 June 1961 1

1961 Kuwait independence Ends British protectorate status Kuwait gained full independence from the United Kingdom, ending decades as a British protectorate. Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah became the country's ruler, and Kuwait soon joined the Arab League and United Nations.

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