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Article: JORDAN: COUNTRY MARKS 55TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF KING ABDULLAH I.
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- July 20, 2006
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According to "Jordan Times", Jordan marks today the 55th anniversary of the death of King Abdullah I (1882-1951), who was assassinated as he was leaving the Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem after Friday prayers. King Abdullah I, the founder of the Kingdom, led the Arab forces of the Great Arab Revolt with his brothers Ali, Feisal and Zeid against the Ottoman Empire. By the end of the World War I, he assumed ...