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9
March
1919

Egyptian Revolution erupts against British occupation

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📅 9 March 1919 📍 Egypt

British authorities arrested nationalist leaders seeking to present Egypt’s case at the Paris peace conference. Protests, strikes, and rural resistance followed across Egypt, involving students, workers, peasants, and women. The revolt forced Britain to negotiate but yielded only conditional sovereignty in 1922.

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People in this event

Saad Zaghlul

Huda Sha’arawi

Organizations in this Event

Wafd Party

British protectorate authorities