Although Muhammad Ahmed wrote twice asking him to become one of his four great khalifs, he received no reply.

Although some say the melody was composed by Mohammed Abdel Wahab, Tunisian musicologist Salah El Mahdi claims the melody for the anthem was composed by the poet Ahmed Kheireddine while the original music for the poem was composed by Zakariyya Ahmad.

Although he was chosen as president, more power was held by the Ba ' athist prime minister, Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr.

Although the FBI received the credit, DSS agents actually found and arrested Ramzi Ahmed Yousef, the architect of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.

Simple minds call it ‘ treacherous behaviour ’, but it is actually love of Empire per se .” Although this invitation raised some controversy, Ahmed firmly refused to discuss the matter.

Although it was unknown where Prince Nayef went, Prince Ahmed stated in Al Watan on 3 June 2012 that he was " well and in good health ... and he will soon return to Saudi Arabia ".

Although it is mentioned in the novels that the name " Himu " is short for Himalay, Humayun Ahmed said he actually derived Himu from his own name, Humayun. When asked whether Himu is his alter ego, he said that he is half Himu, and half Misir Ali ( another popular character from his books ).

Although the Jamaat-e-Islami has reached some influence, Ahmed resigned from the party in 1956 when it entered the electoral process and believed that such an involvement led to " degeneration from a pure Islamic revolutionary party to a mere political one ".

Although lines were blurred by intermarriage and tribal re-affiliation, the Hassane were considered descendants of the Arab Maqil tribe Beni Hassan, and held power over Sanhadja Berber-descended zawiya ( religious ) and znaga ( servant ) tribes.

Although Jacques Foccart denied personal knowledge of the attempted coup after its failure, he did recognize that it had been backed-up by Gnassingbé Eyadéma ( Togo ), Houphouet-Boigny ( Ivory Coast ), Omar Bongo ( Gabon ) and Hassan II ( Morocco ), all allies of France.

Although he was a candidate for the presidency of the new national unity government, Hassan was not among the three candidates who passed the first round of voting.

Although its covered main prayer hall is smaller than that of the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca ( the world's third largest mosque ), Faisal Mosque has the third largest capacity of accommodating worshipers in its adjoining grounds after the Masjid al-Haram ( Grand Mosque ) of Mecca, the Al-Masjid al-Nabawi ( Prophet's Mosque ) in Medina.

Although Hassan, unlike Omar, decided to accept the appointment offered to him, he was forced to flee after plotting to dispose Nizam as vizier.

Although Barbaro got on well with Uzun Hassan, he was unable to persuade the ruler to attack the Ottomans again.

Although their meeting had been shrewdly orchestrated by William Lamb's mother, theirs was a love match.

Although the Police and the MNDF have insisted that Nasheed's Government had to be forced out due abuse of power and unconstitutional acts by the President and his government, MDP has maintained it was a Coup d ' état orchestrated by former President Gayoom and his supporters.

Although Timoshenko's forces successfully regrouped on 21 May, he ordered a withdrawal of Army Group Kotenko by the end of 22 May, while he prepared an attack for 23 May, to be orchestrated by the Ninth and 57th Armies.

Although he was helpful in the defeat of the Titans, he orchestrated the promotion of Leo as an Elder, thus separating Piper and Leo.

Although Lett was presumed to have orchestrated the plot, a subsequent Assizes ( court hearing ) failed to confirm this.

Although Lula's popularity waxed and waned, no definite proof emerged that he orchestrated or had knowledge of any monthly payments.

Although no military coups occurred during the 67 years of the Brazilian Empire, the Republican period experienced 4 military coup d ' états in the 75 years between 1889 and 1964.

Although three general officer grades continued to be authorised, they have not been used since the 1969 coup.

Although the details remain sketchy, Kerensky appeared to become frightened by the possibility of a coup and the order was countermanded ( by comparison, historian Richard Pipes has argued that the whole episode was engineered by Kerensky himself ).

Although Admiral Aziz Mirza ( a life-long friend of Musharraf shared the dorm with the admiral in 1960s and graduated together from the academy ) was appointed by Prime minister Nawaz Sharif, Mirza remained extremely supportive to Musharraf's coup and was also a close friend of Musharraf since 1971 when both participate in an joint operations against Indian Army.

Although this sometimes resulted in inefficient command according to some American historians, the Party leadership considered political control over the military absolutely necessary, as the Army relied more and more on officers from the pre-revolutionary Imperial period and understandably feared a military coup.

Although the government had been established with support of the people, it had failed to implement effective reforms which brought about endless social unrest, political turmoil and ultimately, the 5. 16 coup d ' état.

Although Roh was from a military background and one of the leaders of Chun's coup d ' etat, the inability of the opposition leaders Kim Dae Jung and Kim Young Sam to agree on a unified candidacy led to his being elected.

Although not referred to as such in China because the Communist Party remained in control, this was effectively a coup d ' état.

Although the coup was not led by Guéï, the popular general was encouraged out of retirement to head the junta until the next elections.

Although the new president, ex-captain Neville Crowe, had stabilised the club and scored a coup by persuading club legend Kevin Bartlett to coach, the matter of servicing the huge debt remained a chain around the Tigers ' neck.

Although he was elected as a representative for the National Assembly in 1961, a military coup led by Park Chung-hee, who later assumed dictatorial powers, voided the elections.

Although the details remain sketchy, Kerensky appeared to become frightened by the possibility of a coup and the order was countermanded ( historian Richard Pipes is quite adamant that the whole episode was engineered by Kerensky himself ).

Although 36 people were killed by the air strikes, the coup was unsuccessful.

Although officially all members of the committee shared equal power the three men's friendship and close ideological base led their detractors to declaim them as triumvirs which was used against them in the coup of 9 Thermidor.

Although Cixi did nothing to stop the Hundred Days ' Reform from taking place, she knew the only way to secure her power base was to stage a military coup.

Although there were no mass demonstrations by the general population prior to the coup, spontaneous civilian involvement turned the military coup into an event with unexpected popular participation.

Although it is not entirely clear from the historical record, the coup appeared to have the full backing of the Al-Nahyan family and the support of the British, with the Trucial Oman Scouts providing safe transport for Sheikh Shakbut out of Abu Dhabi.

Although a senior leader in the Pakistan Muslim League ( PML ) and Sharif's confidante, Jamali's relations went cold, and he subsequently joined the dissident's party after the 1999 coup led by General Pervez Musharraf.

Although the coup leaders requested on the following day that Ould M ' Bareck and other government ministers remain in their posts, on August 7 he and his government resigned and the coup leaders named a new prime minister, Sidi Mohamed Ould Boubacar, who had previously held that office from 1992 to 1996.

Although some of these ambitions might be fulfilled by the Bunyoro omukama ( ruler ) granting his kin offices as governors of districts, there was always the danger of a coup d ' état or secession by overambitious relatives.

Although the official reason for their arrest was " espionage ", these men may have been viewed by Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot as potential leaders of a coup against him.