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United Nations Emergency Force

Great Britain · Warfare / Suez War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1956Date range
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Chronological records

1956

Anthony Eden4 November 1956

Suez Canal · Warfare / Suez War

The United Nations adopts a Canadian-backed resolution to create an emergency force while Britain and France abstain

Anthony Eden15 November 1956

Suez Canal · Warfare / Suez War

United Nations forces begin arriving in the Suez area to replace Anglo-French troops

Names involved

Anthony Eden

Provenance

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