EVENT INFORMATION

29
Òktober
1956

Israel, Britain, and France invade Egypt during the Suez Crisis

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📅 29 Òktober 1956 📍 Egipto

Israel invaded Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, followed by British and French attacks framed as intervention to secure the canal. Egypt resisted the assault, and international pressure and UN action compelled the invading forces to withdraw. The crisis weakened Britain and France as imperial powers and demonstrated the growing influence of postcolonial sovereignty claims.

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Personanan den e suseso aki

Gamal Abdel Nasser

Egyptian civilians

Israeli

British

and French forces

Organisashonnan den e Evento aki

Egypt

Israel

United Kingdom

France

United Nations Emergency Force