jan 31, 1956 - Suez Crisis
Description:
- Egypt-USSR arms agreement (from the Lavon Affair) prompts US to cut funding for the High Dam Project, so Nasser then nationalizes the Suez Canal to fund the project- This prompts the Triparite Aggression involving the French, British, and Israelis
- ends with a UN ceasefire and Nasser looks like a huge winner for exposing Western powers
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Date:
jan 31, 1956
Now
~ 69 years ago