21 April 1956Alliance Gamal Abdel Nasser and Saudi Arabia amid growing regional tensionsGamal Abdel Nasser
Concludes a defence agreement with Saudi Arabia amid growing regional tensions.
Historical records for Egypt in 1956, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Concludes a defence agreement with Saudi Arabia amid growing regional tensions.
Signs a defence agreement with Saudi Arabia as Egypt expands regional military cooperation.
Announces that Egypt will not renew the Suez Canal Company's concession when it expires.
Marks the departure of the final British troops from the Suez Canal base.
Wins approval for a new republican constitution establishing a strong presidential system.
Promulgates the republican constitution after its approval in a national referendum.
Wins the presidential referendum held alongside approval of the new constitution.
Wins the referendum establishing him as President under the new constitution.
Becomes President of Egypt after winning a national referendum.
Nasser confronts withdrawal of American and British support for financing the High Dam.
Nasser's government loses the proposed American and British financing package for the High Dam.
Younis supervises the transfer of canal administration from the company to Egyptian control.
Nasser orders Egyptian authorities to secure the assets and offices of the Suez Canal Company.
Nasser presents Suez Canal income as a source of funding for national development projects.
Nasser nationalises the Suez Canal Company and links its revenues to financing national development.
Nationalizes the Suez Canal Company and transfers its assets and operations to the Egyptian state.
Announces the nationalization of the Suez Canal Company in a speech at Alexandria.
Issues the decree nationalizing the Suez Canal Company.
Places the Suez Canal Company under Egyptian state ownership by presidential decree.
Frames nationalization of the Suez Canal Company as an act restoring Egyptian sovereignty over a foreign-controlled asset.
Carries out the technical takeover of Suez Canal Company offices for the Egyptian state.
Announces the nationalization of the Suez Canal Company, a joint British-French enterprise that operated the canal.
Leads the Egyptian technical takeover of the Suez Canal Company after Nasser's nationalization order.
Nasser announces nationalisation after Western financing for the High Dam is withdrawn.
Nasser links national control of canal revenues with financing the High Dam.
Orders measures affecting British and French nationals after the Suez crisis escalates.
Oversees evacuation of British civilians from the Canal Zone during the crisis.
Rejects proposals from the London conference intended to place the canal under international control.
Boycotts the London conference on international control of the Suez Canal.
Nasser rejects the five-nation committee's proposal for international management of the canal.
Nasser's government demonstrates that Egyptian personnel can continue operating the canal after the pilot resignations.
Younis helps keep canal traffic moving after many foreign pilots leave their posts.
Nasser's government enters negotiations framed by six principles adopted through Security Council diplomacy.
Israel invades Sinai under Operation Kadesh; Nasser's government faces a rapid Israeli advance.
Commands Egypt's armed forces as the Israeli invasion of Sinai begins.
Egyptian forces mobilise as the Israeli invasion of Sinai begins.
Egyptian forces mobilise during the Suez-Sinai Campaign as Israel begins its advance across Sinai.
Rejects the Anglo-French ultimatum demanding withdrawal from the canal zone.
Egypt comes under British and French air attack after rejecting the ultimatum.
Faces British and French air attacks during Operation Musketeer after the Israeli invasion of Sinai.
Declares emergency measures during the British, French and Israeli attack on Egypt.
Orders resistance to the Anglo-French assault and blocks the canal during Operation Musketeer.
Britain and France bomb Egypt after Nasser rejects their ultimatum; Egyptian forces block the canal by sinking ships.
Amer orders a general withdrawal from Sinai to preserve Egyptian forces from encirclement.
Amer shifts attention to defending the canal zone as the Sinai withdrawal accelerates.
Orders obstruction of the Suez Canal by sinking ships to deny use of the waterway to the invaders.
Nasser's government expands the sinking of vessels and obstructions to block canal navigation.
Egyptian forces retreat westward under heavy Israeli pressure in Sinai.
Nasser calls on Egyptian forces and civilians to resist the Anglo-French assault on Port Said.
Calls for resistance as British and French forces begin landings near Port Said.
Nasser praises military and civilian resistance at Port Said as international pressure forces a ceasefire.
Accepts a ceasefire after United Nations action and international pressure force an end to the invasion.
Nasser emerges politically strengthened in Egypt after the invading powers accept a ceasefire.
Nasser insists that British and French forces must leave Egyptian territory completely.
Younis oversees Egyptian assessment of canal obstructions and damage after the fighting.
Israel captures Gaza and the Gaza Strip during the Suez crisis.
Israel captures much of Sinai during the Suez crisis.
Nasser accepts deployment of UNEF on Egyptian territory under arrangements preserving Egyptian sovereignty.
Nasser retains Egyptian control of the Suez Canal after the Anglo-French withdrawal.
Accepts United Nations forces in Sinai following the withdrawal of invading Israeli troops.
Regains Egyptian administration of Sinai after Israeli forces withdraw under international pressure.
Nationalizes the canal after Western financing for the High Dam is withdrawn, prompting British, French and Israeli military action.
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