Historical place archive

Sevres in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Sevres in France. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

9 records7 event labels6 people1920–1956

Historical events in Sevres

1920

10 August 1920
Rule of Syria
Georges Clemanceau · Government of France

Under the Treaty of Svres Syria is ceded to France

10 August 1920
Treaty of Sevres
Georges Clemenceau · League of Nations

Under the Treaty a League of Nations mandate is set up for Syria. Syria is ceded to France

1956

22 October 1956
Coup
Guy Alcide Mollet · Government of France

Meets Ben-Gurion to discuss the invasion of Egypt in order to overthrow Nasser

22 October 1956
Israeli Trigger Proposal Supported
Maurice Challe · Suez War

Challe supports the concept that an Israeli attack should provide the trigger for Anglo-French intervention.

22 October 1956
Meeting with Ben-Gurion to discuss the invasion of Egypt
Guy Alcide Mollet · Government of France

Meets Ben-Gurion to discuss the invasion of Egypt in order to overthrow Nasser

22 October 1956
Protocol of Sevres
Guy Mollet · Suez War

Takes part in the secret Sevres negotiations with Britain and Israel over joint action against Egypt.

22 October 1956
Protocol of Sevres
Maurice Challe · Suez War

Attends the Sevres talks as a senior French military planner in the Anglo-French-Israeli operation.

24 October 1956
Protocol of Sevres
Christian Pineau · Suez War

Signs the secret Protocol of Sevres with Israeli and British representatives.

24 October 1956
Secret Protocol Signed for France
Christian Pineau · Suez War

Pineau signs the Sevres protocol on behalf of France.

Provenance

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