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Suez Crisis

By branislav

  • Egypt becomes a soverign state

  • Period: to

    Suez Crisis

  • King Farouk takes power in Egypt

    He is only 16 years old.

  • Anglo-Egyptian Treaty

    Britain allowed to control Suez Canal and have 10,000 troops in the region.

  • Egypt demands British withdrawal

  • Winston Churchill rejects Egyptian demands

    Britain beleives that Suez Canal will be in danger if they withdraw.

  • State of Israel formed

  • Egyptian government announces it will eject Britain from Suez Canal

  • Military coup in Egypt

    General Naguib becomes president of Egypt.

  • Britain threatens to use force

  • Egypt becomes a republic

  • Nasser comes to power

  • USSR starts arming Egypt

  • Fire-fight over Gaza Strip

    Israeli and Egyptian jets fire on each other.

  • Britain gives up control of Suez Canal

    Ends 72 years of British occupation.

  • Egypt nationalise Suez Canal

  • Britain mobilises armed forces

  • USSR politically backs Egypt

  • Israel invades Egypt

  • UN Assembly demands end of violence

    65 to 1 vote in UN General Assembly voe in favour of Israel, British and French withdrawal.

  • End of invasion

    Tripartite Invasion is officially ended by the UN.

  • Israel refuses to return Gaza to Egypt

  • Israeli ships banned from Suez Canal

  • First British ship pays Egyptian toll