Robert Anthony Eden Avon, 1st25 January 1952
Anti-British riots follow after British forces seize the police HQ at Ismailia
Great Britain · Government / Conservative Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Anti-British riots follow after British forces seize the police HQ at Ismailia
The Shepheard Hotel is burnt down killing 17 people during anti-British demonstrations
Anti-Suez demonstrators advance from Trafalgar Square toward Downing Street.
Demonstrators demand the arrest of IRA leaders
1,800 more troops are sent to Northern Ireland
Paratroopers open fire on rioting Catholics in Londonderry killing 13. 14 unarmed are were killed by British soldiers during an illegal march in Londonderry
Bombs explode near Trafalgar Square, injuring many people.
!st day of a weekend of riots in Brixton. Lord Scarman is later appointed to review the causes of the riots
Visits Brixton & expresses "extreme distress & horror"
Moss Side in Manchester experiences its first of 2 days disorder
Visits Liverpool and drives through the scene of the riots in Toxteth
Visits Brixton Police Station
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