Word: bolkiah
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...government sources, speaking on condition they not be identified, confirmed a report in The Los Angeles Times on Saturday that the ruler of oil-rich Brunei, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, agreed to give millions of dollars to the Contras in Central America...
...could not be learned whether Secretary of State George P. Shultz personally discussed the aid with Bolkiah on June 24 when they met at the sultan's 1700 room-marble and glass palace on a hilltop in Brunei's capital, Bandar Seri Begawan...
...idea to ask Bolkiah for money came from Elliot Abrams '69, assistant secretary of state for inter-American affairs, who provided the number of a Swiss bank account where the funds were to be sent, The Times said...
...monthlong festivities mark more than a new page in the life of Sir Muda Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'Izzaddin Waddaulah; they herald a fresh chapter in the history of his sultanate. On Jan. 1, 1984, Brunei will, somewhat gingerly, gain its independence. After 96 years of British rule, the transition is bound to be tricky. Although since 1959 Britain has looked after nothing more than foreign affairs and defense for the Sultan, it has also, for an estimated annual fee of $12 million, supplied the nation with a highly disciplined corps of 750 Gurkha soldiers. In a rare interview...