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Decision to Build High Dam

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

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1954Date range
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Chronological records

1954

Gamal Abdel Nasser1954

Aswan Dam · Government / Government of Egypt

Nasser's government adopts construction of the High Dam as a national development priority.

Names involved

Gamal Abdel Nasser

Provenance

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