| 29 October 1956 |
Egypt
|
World War II
|
Israel, Britain, and France invade Egypt during the Suez Crisis
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| 29 October 1956 |
Egypt
|
Non Aligned movement
|
Israeli invasion begins the Suez Crisis
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| 26 July 1956 |
Egypt
|
World War II
|
Nasser nationalizes the Suez Canal Company
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| 23 July 1952 |
Egypt
|
World War II
|
Free Officers overthrow Egypt’s monarchy
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| 23 July 1952 |
Egypt
|
World War I
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Free Officers overthrow Egypt’s monarchy and challenge British influence
|
| 24 February 1949 |
Egypt,
Israel,
Palestine
|
World War I
|
Egypt and Israel sign an armistice that leaves Palestine unresolved
|
| 6 November 1944 |
Egypt
|
Palestine
|
Stern Gang Assassinates Lord Moyne in Cairo
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| 23 October 1942 |
Egypt,
Libya
|
World War II
|
Allied forces begin the Second Battle of El Alamein
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| 13 September 1940 |
Egypt,
Libya
|
World War II
|
Italy invades Egypt from colonial Libya
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| 10 June 1940 |
Egypt,
Italy,
Libya
|
World War II
|
Fascist Italy enters the war from its colonial empire
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| 28 February 1922 |
Egypt
|
World War II
|
Britain declares Egyptian independence with major reservations
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| 28 February 1922 |
Egypt
|
World War I
|
Britain declares Egyptian independence with reservations
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| 12 March 1921 |
Egypt,
Iraq,
Jordan,
Palestine
|
World War I
|
Cairo Conference designs British rule across the Middle East
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| 16 March 1919 |
Egypt
|
Racism
|
Egyptian women march against British occupation
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| 9 March 1919 |
Egypt
|
World War II
|
Egyptians launch a mass revolution against British rule
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