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Darwinian on March 7, 2007 - 12:06am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

The same man was in charge after August 2005 as was before August 2005. Crown prince Abdullah took over when King Fahd became incapacitated by a stroke in 1995. When the King died in 2005, Crown Prince Abdullah simply took the title as king. But he had been in power already for ten years.

No power changed hands in August 1995. Power remained in the same hands as it was before the king died.

Ron Patterson

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Testudo on March 7, 2007 - 9:30am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Beng the guy who has the most influence while the king is incapacitated is not the same as being "The King".

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