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may 16, 1916 - Sykes-Picot Agreement

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The Ottoman Empire falls and Great Britain holds a secret meeting with France in which the fallen empire's lands are divided between themselves and Russia.

This agreement directly contradicts the original agreement made by McMahon and Hussein for an independent Arab state.

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Date:

may 16, 1916
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~ 110 years ago

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