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| 1936 | Farouk I |  |
| 26th Aug Suez Canal Under a treaty signed with Britain, Britain is allowed to keep the Suez Canal |
| 1956 | Nasser, Gamal Abdel | |
| Suez Canal Nationalizes the Suez Canal prompting military action from France, Britain & Israel |
| Suez Canal The USA& Britain had agreed to help pay for the Aswan Dam but cancelled after Egypt had bought tanks from communist Czechoslovakia & befriended China |
| 4th June Suez Canal Announces Egypt will not renew the Suez Canal Company's concession after 1968 |
| 13th June Suez Canal The last British troops leave their Suez Canal base |
| 26th June Suez Canal Siezes the canal under a decree outlawing the Suez Canal Company |
| 2nd Aug Suez Canal British & French Nationals leave Egypt |
| 9th Aug Suez Canal British families are airlifted out of the canal zone |
