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Invasion of Egypt

Great Britain · Government / Conservative Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1956Date range
1Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1956

Robert Anthony Eden Avon, 1st1956

Sinai · Government / Conservative Party Government

Calls for Israel to invade Sinai

Robert Anthony Eden Avon, 1st1956

Suez Canal · Government / Conservative Party Government

Issues an ultimatum to Egypt & Israel to withdraw forces from the Suez Canal

Names involved

Robert Anthony Eden Avon, 1st

Provenance

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