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Article: The end of an era.(Shaikh Zayed)(Cover Story)
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- MEED Middle East Economic Digest
- Article date:
- November 5, 2004
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The UAE is in mourning following the death of its president, Shaikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan. MEED looks back at the man who was the driving force behind the creation of the UAE, its rapid development and its position as a moderate and conciliatory voice in the Arab world
The UAE has lost its founding father. After weeks of speculation about his health, Abu Dhabi television interrupted its regular programming on the evening of 2 November to announce the death of UAE President and Ruler of Abu Dhabi Shaikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan.
Shaikh Zayed will be remembered as the architect of the modern UAE. He presided over the birth of the federation in 1971 ...