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Kuwait Timeline Game

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About This Challenge

Explore the rich history of Kuwait with this exciting timeline game! Test your knowledge as you place events in their correct chronological order.

  • Learn about the founding of Kuwait in 1613
  • Discover the discovery of oil in Kuwait in 1938
  • Find out about Kuwait’s independence from British protection in 1961
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  • 1613: Founding of Kuwait City by the Anaiza tribe
  • 18th century: Kuwait becomes a center of trade and pearl diving
  • 1756: Sheikh Abdullah Al-Sabah becomes the ruler of Kuwait
  • 1899: Kuwait signs a treaty with the British East India Company
  • 1914: Kuwait becomes a British protectorate
  • 1938: Discovery of oil in Kuwait
  • 1934: Kuwait Oil Company is formed
  • 1961: Kuwait gains independence from the United Kingdom
  • 1965: Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah becomes the ruler of Kuwait
  • 1990: Iraqi invasion of Kuwait marks the beginning of the Gulf War
  • 1991: Liberation of Kuwait by coalition forces
  • 1991: Kuwait's government-in-exile returns to Kuwait City
  • 2006: Emir Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah dies, Sheikh Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah becomes the ruler
  • 2006: Sheikh Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah is declared unfit to rule, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah becomes the ruler
  • 2011: Arab Spring protests in Kuwait
  • 2020: Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah dies, Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah becomes the ruler
  • 2020: Kuwait hosts the Gulf Cup of Nations
  • 2020: Kuwait launches the 'Vision 2035' economic development plan
  • 2021: Kuwait celebrates its National Day
  • 2021: Kuwait announces plans to reduce dependency on oil and diversify the economy

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