Deiranisation
Deiranisation refers to the Anti-Iranian British policy of importing large numbers of different Sunni Arabs and other ethnic groups to Bahrain between 1957 and 1970. The policy was an effort to weaken Iran's claim to the island, then a British protectorate. Immigrants were brought in from other British colonies to work as laborers and were subsequently granted citizenship.
History
Iran's parliament passed a bill in November 1957 declaring Bahrain to be the 14th province of Iran, with two empty seats allocated for its representatives. This action caused numerous problems for Iran in its foreign relations with western countries, especially with Britain, Saudi Arabia, and a number of other British-allied Arab countries. Britain set out to change the demographics of Bahrain to make the island more Sunni and less Shia, more Arab and less Persian.
History
Iran's parliament passed a bill in November 1957 declaring Bahrain to be the 14th province of Iran, with two empty seats allocated for its representatives. This action caused numerous problems for Iran in its foreign relations with western countries, especially with Britain, Saudi Arabia, and a number of other British-allied Arab countries. Britain set out to change the demographics of Bahrain to make the island more Sunni and less Shia, more Arab and less Persian.
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