Egypt Timeline

  • Attack on Isreal

    Attack on Isreal
    Egypt along with many other country's such as Iraq, Jordan and Syria, attack the new state of isreal
  • New power

    New power
    The Committee of the Free Officers Movement is created to overthrow the corrupt monarchy.
  • Riots

    Riots
    There were Anti-British riots. 20 people killed.
  • Negotiations

    Negotiations
    Anglo-Egyptian Agreement. This is where British troops were to be evacuated gradually from the canal zone.
  • Arms agreement

    Arms agreement
    Arms agreement signed between Egypt and Czechoslovakia.
  • United Arab Republic

    United Arab Republic
    Egypt combined with Syria to create the United Arab Republic (U.A.R)
  • U.A.R dissolves

    U.A.R dissolves
    Syrians antagonized Egyptian dominance, the union dissipated due to bitterness
  • 6 Day War

    6 Day War
    Isreal launched an attack on Egypt, this short conflict was then called the 6 Day war.
  • President dies

    President dies
    President Nasser dies, in result vice president Anwar al-Sadat becomes President of Egypt.
  • First Sinai Disengagement Agreement

    First Sinai Disengagement Agreement
    First Sinai Disengagement Agreement between Egypt and Israel was the first peaceful act with Isreal.
  • Bread-Riots

    Bread-Riots
    Egyptian bread-riots cause over 800 wounded and 80 deaths.
  • Another war

    Another war
    Short border war with libya.
  • Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty

    Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty
    Egypt and Israel sign the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty, ending the state of war that had existed since 1948
  • assassination

    assassination
    President Sadat is assassinated, Vice-President Hosni Mubarak gets power
  • People Talk

    People Talk
    opposition groups call for Hosni Mubarak to be ejected from his position of president.
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    Another president

    Hosni leaves Egypt, Mohammed Morsi is voted new president
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    People retaliate

    People protest against the new president and revolt for 3 years. He is finally removed from him position. Abdel Fattah el-Sisi replaces Morsi.