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Events on Friday 23 January 2015 1
2015King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia Dies, Salman Succeeds HimChange of monarch in Saudi ArabiaKing Abdullah bin Abdulaziz died on 23 January 2015 after a decade-long reign marked by cautious social reform. His half-brother Salman bin Abdulaziz immediately succeeded him as king. The transition kept the Saudi succession within the sons of founder Ibn Saud.