Gamal Abdel Nasser31 October 1956
Orders resistance to the Anglo-French assault and blocks the canal during Operation Musketeer.
Egypt · Government / Government of Egypt. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Orders resistance to the Anglo-French assault and blocks the canal during Operation Musketeer.
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