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Canal Concession

Egypt · Government / Government of Egypt. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1854–1956Date range
2Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1854

Said Pasha30 November 1854

Cairo · Government / Government of Egypt

Grants the first concession for construction of the Suez Canal.

1956

Gamal Abdel Nasser4 June 1956

Suez Canal · Government / Government of Egypt

Announces that Egypt will not renew the Suez Canal Company's concession when it expires.

Names involved

Gamal Abdel NasserSaid Pasha

Provenance

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