oct 29, 1956 - Suez Crisis
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Israeli invasion of Egypt backed by UK and France in an attempt to regain Western control of the Suez Canal and remove Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser from power. Political pressure from the US, USSR, and UN led to withdrawal within 9 days. Humiliated UK and France, while strengthening Nasser.
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Arab-Israeli Conflict
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