Suez Canal
Treats Nasser's nationalization of the Suez Canal as a threat to French strategic and colonial interests.
Role range: 1956-1956 – 1956-1957
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Guy Mollet Biography and Timeline
Follow Guy Mollet through 20 dated historical records for France.
Guy Mollet, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1956
Joint Response with Britain Discussed
Mollet begins intensive discussions with British leaders over diplomatic and military responses to Nasser.
Role range: 1956-1956 – 1956-1957
France Consults Britain on Canal Response
Guy Mollet's government coordinated with Britain over the nationalization and its implications for French interests and regional policy.
Role range: 1956-1956
French Government Seeks International Canal Safeguards
Guy Mollet supported efforts to establish international assurances for shipping following Egypt's acquisition of the operating company.
Role range: 1956-1956
Sovereignty Dispute
Aligns with Britain against Nasser's control of the canal after nationalization.
Role range: 1956-1957 – 1956-1957
Protocol of Sevres
Takes part in the secret Sevres negotiations with Britain and Israel over joint action against Egypt.
Role range: 1956-1956 – 1956-1957
French Prime Minister Hosts Covert Negotiations
Guy Mollet received the Israeli leaders and helped open discussions on a coordinated response to the Suez crisis outside normal public diplomatic channels.
Role range: 1956-1956
Temporary Canal Occupation Written Into Agreement
Guy Mollet's government supported language calling for Anglo-French control of key canal positions under the stated aim of protecting international passage.
Role range: 1956-1956
French Cabinet Strategy Links Sinai to Canal
Guy Mollet's government coordinated its intended canal intervention with the developing Israeli operation through the secret Sevres agreement.
Role range: 1956-1957
Paris Endorses Temporary Canal Occupation Claim
Guy Mollet's government presented the proposed occupation of canal positions as necessary to protect shipping amid the fighting.
Role range: 1956-1957
France Orders Military Stage After Rejection
Guy Mollet's government moved from diplomatic warning to armed intervention following Egypt's refusal to comply with the ultimatum.
Role range: 1956-1957
Israeli Coordination Intensified
Mollet's government deepens secret military coordination with Israel as diplomatic settlement appears increasingly unlikely.
Role range: 1956-1956 – 1956-1957
French Government Confronts Canal Blockade
Guy Mollet's government faced a waterway rendered unusable by wartime obstruction despite intervention being justified in part by navigation concerns.
Role range: 1956-1957
French Suez Policy Faces Hungarian Contradiction
Guy Mollet's intervention in Egypt attracted criticism while Soviet military operations in Hungary raised broader questions about foreign force.
Role range: 1956-1957
Ceasefire
Accepts a ceasefire under intense American, Soviet, and United Nations pressure.
Role range: 1956-1956 – 1956-1957
Military Advance Halted
Mollet accepts the halt to French military operations despite dissatisfaction with the early ceasefire.
Role range: 1956-1956 – 1956-1957
Ultimatum Strategy Ends With Forced Ceasefire
Guy Mollet's government accepted a ceasefire before the Anglo French armies could seize the canal, ending the military strategy built around the ultimatum.
Role range: 1956-1957
French Leadership Accepts Military Halt
Guy Mollet's government agreed with Britain to cease hostilities despite objections to ending the operation prematurely.
Role range: 1956-1957
French Forces Remain in Northern Occupation Zone
Although offensive operations had stopped, French troops continued holding positions around Port Said pending withdrawal arrangements.
Role range: 1956-1957
French Government Commits to Withdrawal Schedule
France accepted arrangements for evacuating its forces from Egypt after international pressure sustained the ceasefire.
Role range: 1956-1957
Records, sources and methodology
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