Historical place archive

Aswan Dam in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Aswan Dam in United States of America. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

4 records4 event labels3 people1955–1956

Historical events in Aswan Dam

1955

1955
Preliminary American Financing Offer
John Foster Dulles · Government of USA

Dulles supports a conditional American contribution toward the first construction phase.

1955
World Bank Financing Negotiations
Eugene Black · International Finance

Black negotiates proposed World Bank participation in financing the High Dam.

1956

19 July 1956
Withdrawal of American Financing
Dwight David Eisenhower · Suez War

Eisenhower's administration withdraws its offer to support financing of the Aswan High Dam.

19 July 1956
Withdrawal of Financing Offer
John Foster Dulles · Government of USA

Dulles informs Egypt that the United States will not proceed with the financing offer.

Provenance

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