THE streets and citizens of Bahrain are basking in red and white as the country celebrates its 51st National Day and the 23rd anniversary of His Majesty King Hamad’s accession of to the throne.
Although Bahrain declared its independence on August 15, 1971, which ended almost 150 years of a British role in its affairs, December 16 is marked as the country’s Independence Day in honour of the then Amir His Highness Shaikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa’s accession to the throne on December 16, 1961 .
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