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Ahmed Urabi Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Ahmed Urabi, based on 6 World History Database records associated with Egypt.

6 records1881–18826 events1 places

Chronological biography

1881

Urabi Movement9 September 1881
Government / Government of Egypt · Colonel · Minister of War · Cairo

Leads an army demonstration demanding dismissal of the cabinet and constitutional government.

1882

SovereigntyJuly 1882
Politics / Urabi Revolt · Colonel · Nationalist Leader · Cairo

Challenges foreign influence in Egypt, leading Britain to intervene and occupy the canal zone.

End of Organised Urabi Resistance14 September 1882
Politics / Urabi Revolt · Colonel · Nationalist Leader · Cairo

His surrender effectively ends organized military resistance.

Urabi Surrenders14 September 1882
Politics / Urabi Revolt · Colonel · Nationalist Leader · Cairo

Surrenders after British forces enter Cairo.

Death Sentence Commuted to Exile3 December 1882
Politics / Urabi Revolt · Colonel · Nationalist Leader · Cairo

His death sentence is immediately commuted to perpetual exile.

Urabi Court-Martial3 December 1882
Politics / Urabi Revolt · Colonel · Nationalist Leader · Cairo

Pleads guilty to rebellion before an Egyptian court-martial.

Titles and roles

Colonel · Minister of War · Colonel · Nationalist Leader

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.