oct 17, 1956 - Suez Crisis
Description:
Day irrelevant- the leader of Egypt, Nasser, nationalised the Suez Canal Company
- blocked Western European access to oil through the canal
- US, France and Britain threatened military action but withdrew when the Soviet Union backed Egypt
- 2/3 of Europe's oil had been imported through the Canal, so this created an energy crisis
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Date:
oct 17, 1956
Now
~ 69 years ago