8 November 1959Nile Waters AgreementGamal Abdel Nasser
Nasser's government signs the agreement allocating Nile waters and enabling reservoir construction.
Historical records for Egypt in 1959, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Nasser's government signs the agreement allocating Nile waters and enabling reservoir construction.
Egypt requests international assistance to protect Nubian monuments threatened by the reservoir.
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