William Ewart GladstoneSeptember 1882
Authorises military occupation of Egypt, giving Britain effective control over the canal zone while Egypt remains formally Ottoman.
Great Britain · Government / Liberal Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Authorises military occupation of Egypt, giving Britain effective control over the canal zone while Egypt remains formally Ottoman.
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