1 June 1972GeneralMahmoud Riad
Appointed General Secretary of the Arab League
Historical records for Egypt in 1972, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Appointed General Secretary of the Arab League
Orders most Soviet military advisers to leave Egypt.
Orders most Soviet military advisers to leave Egypt after disputes over weapons and strategy.
Removes most Soviet advisers while retaining diplomatic relations with Moscow.
Provides military estimates that help convince President Sadat that Egypt can fight a limited war against Israel.
Decides that Egypt must prepare for war if diplomacy cannot recover territory lost in 1967.
Appointed Chief Commander
The government develops commercial fishing in the reservoir created by the High Dam.
Sadat's government integrates High Dam generation into Egypt's expanding national electricity system.
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