Ferdinand de Lesseps15 December 1858
The Suez Canal Company (Compagnie universelle du canal maritime de Suez) comes into being
France · Government / Empire, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
The Suez Canal Company (Compagnie universelle du canal maritime de Suez) comes into being
Forms the Compagnie universelle du canal maritime de Suez to finance and build the canal.
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