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During the 1800's, European powers came to rule North Africa
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Europeans colonized North Africa in the 1800's, but its nations achieved independence in the 1900's
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Egypt gained independence in 1922, but Britain continued to rule the country
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Most of the region gained independence in the 1950's
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In 1952, Gamal Abdel Nasser overthrew the government and seized control of Egypt
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In Alergia, the majority resisted French rule, went to war, and won independence in 1962
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In 1964, Egypt built a dam across the Nile River called the Aswan High Dam
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Egypt regained the Sinai Peninsula in 1979 when it signed a peace agreement with Israel
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About 5,000 years ago the civilization of Ancient Egypt developed in the Nile River Valley. It endured for almost 3,000 years
