Gamal Abdel Nasser13 June 1956
Marks the departure of the final British troops from the Suez Canal base.
Egypt · Government / Government of Egypt. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Marks the departure of the final British troops from the Suez Canal base.
Places the Suez Canal Company under Egyptian state ownership by presidential decree.
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