Ismail Pasha25 November 1875
Sells Egypt's Suez Canal Company shares to the British government because of severe financial pressure.
Egypt · Government / Government of Egypt. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Sells Egypt's Suez Canal Company shares to the British government because of severe financial pressure.
Transfers Egypt's major Suez Canal shareholding to the British government through the completed sale.
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