1972 Qatari coup d'état

1972 Qatari coup d'état
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Date	22 February 1972
Location	Doha, Qatar25°17′12″N 51°32′0″E
Result	Coup attempt succeeds.; Emir Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani ousted from power.;
Commanders and leaders
Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani	Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani
Casualties and losses
	No casualties reported.

The 1972 Qatari coup d'état was a bloodless palace coup that took place in Qatar on 22 February 1972. The coup was carried out by then heir apparent and Prime Minister Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, who took control of the country while his cousin, Emir Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani, was on a visit to Iran.

While many Western news outlets referred to the event as a coup, the Qatari population merely considered it to be a succession of power.

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