Word: bolkiah
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...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...
...were altogether adamant. The strange thing about the situation, however, as the two sides met for discussions in London, was that this time it was the British who proposed to cast off their remaining colonial ties. On the other hand, Brunei's Sandhurst-educated sultan, Sir Muda Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah, 32, who led a retinue of 18 to the negotiating table in Whitehall, sought to hang on to the lion's tail...