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When did Saudi Arabia gain independence?

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September 23, 1932


Hereof, who did Saudi Arabia gain independence from?

Foreign relations, 1932–53. From the date of its establishment in September 1932, Saudi Arabia enjoyed full international recognition as an independent state, although it did not join the League of Nations. In 1934 Ibn Saʿūd was involved in war with Yemen over a boundary dispute.

Additionally, what was Saudi Arabia called before? Etymology. Following the amalgamation of the Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd, the new state was named al-Mamlakah al-ʿArabīyah as-Saʿūdīyah (a transliteration of ??????? ??????? ???????? in Arabic) by royal decree on 23 September 1932 by its founder, Abdulaziz bin Saud.

Also to know, who colonized Saudi Arabia?

The British helped the Bedoin tribes defeat the Ottoman Empire and created Saudi Arabia after World War One. It was nominally a protectorate of the British Empire but was given more independence than other colonies from the beginning. In the 1930s the Saudis were firmly in control.

Was Saudi Arabia under British rule?

Saudi Arabia–United Kingdom relations. On 20 May 1927, the British government and the Kingdom of Nejd concluded the Treaty of Jeddah, a further agreement. The United Kingdom was among the first states that recognised the country in 1926 and had a diplomatic delegation in the country.

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