EVENT INFORMATION

9
March
1919

Egyptians launch a mass revolution against British rule

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๐Ÿ“… 9 March 1919 ๐Ÿ“ Egypt

After British authorities exiled nationalist leader Saad Zaghloul and other Wafd delegates, protests and strikes spread across Egypt beginning on 9 March. Students, workers, railway employees, women, and rural communities joined actions against occupation and the denial of Egyptian representation at the peace conference. The uprising helped force Britain to reconsider its protectorate, though later independence remained limited.

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People in this event

Saad Zaghloul

Huda Shaarawi

Egyptian demonstrators

Organizations in this Event

Wafd

British Protectorate of Egypt