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Reopening of Suez Canal

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

2Records
1957–1975Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1957

Gamal Abdel Nasser29 March 1957

Suez Canal · Government / Government of Egypt

Restores international navigation after wrecks from the Suez conflict are cleared.

1975

Anwar Sadat5 June 1975

Suez Canal · Government / Government of Egypt

Reopens the Suez Canal under Egyptian control after postwar clearance and disengagement agreements.

Names involved

Anwar SadatGamal Abdel Nasser

Provenance

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