| National Unity Front | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Arab Cold War | |||
| Date | April – May 1963 | ||
| Location | |||
| Goals | Less authority for the ruling family; protection for oil workers; voting rights for citizens and the Arabization of the leadership | ||
| Methods | Strikes Demonstrations | ||
| Resulted in | Fifty National Unity Front members arrested Thousands emigrate from Qatar Mass reforms made by Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani | ||
| Parties | |||
| |||
| Lead figures | |||
Hamad Al Attiya and Abdulla Al Missned | |||
| Number | |||
| |||
| Casualties and losses | |||
| 4 civilians killed | |||
The Qatar National Unity Front (Arabic: أمام الوحدة قطر الوطني) was a nationalist labor group formed in Qatar in April 1963.[1] It was established as a response to the murder of a protester by a member of the ruling family during a Pan-Arabism demonstration.[2] The movement's establishment took place during a period of popular dissent with the ruling family's extravagant lifestyles, and increasing support of Pan-Arabism.[3]
The group's main demands were centered on decreasing royal privilege; ending employment of foreigners; establishing social welfare facilities; legalizing labor unions and instituting municipal councils composed of at least partly elected members.[4] The group became inactive in May 1963 after the government arrested and detained many of its most prominent members.[5]
- ^ "بيان طلاب قطر في القاهرة عام 1963" (in Arabic). dr-alkuwari.net. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ^ Qatar Country Study Guide Volume 1 Strategic Information and Developments. Int'l Business Publications, USA. 2012. p. 61. ISBN 978-0739762141.
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