5 janv. 1956 - Israel, allied with Great Britain and France, tried to take control of the Suez Canal. This important artificial waterway, built in the mid-1800s, connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea. Britain and France had controlled the canal until Egypt gained its independence in 1952.
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5 janv. 1956
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~ Il y a 69 ans