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History of Suez canal, - In 1856, Ferdinand de Lesseps obtained, a concession from Said Pasha,, the Khedive of Egypt and Sudan, to, create a company to construct a canal, open to ships of all nations., - The company was to operate the canal, for 99 years from its opening, - Length = 193.3 km (120.1 miles), - Construction began 25 September 1859, - Completed 17 November 1869, Scanned by CamScanner
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What was the Suez Crisis?, • Time period - From October 1956 to March 1957, • An international crisis in the Middle East, precipitated on, July 26, 1956, when the Egyptian president, Gamal Abdel, Nasser, nationalized the Suez Canal., • It was followed by British, French and Israeli invasionof, Egypt and their withdrawal forced by International, pressure of U.N., USA and USSR, • An important marker in geopolitics of 20th century, Scanned by CamScanner
