ocr: Bahrain has been ruled since 1783 by the Al-Khalita family. - 1971 - Independence from Britain. 1981 Founder-member of GCC.December: abortive coup backed by Iran. Bahrain gives backang to Iraq in Iran-Iraq war. - 1991 Bahrain backs UN in expelling Iraq from Kuwait. 1992 Bahrain calls for Iraq to be admittedto the GCC.
