Gamal Abdel Nasser26 July 1956
Nationalizes the Suez Canal Company and transfers its assets and operations to the Egyptian state.
Egypt · Government / Government of Egypt. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Nationalizes the Suez Canal Company and transfers its assets and operations to the Egyptian state.
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