26 gen 1952 anni - Cairo Fire (aka Black Saturday)

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Geography: Cairo, Egypt
Duration: 26 January 1952 (one day)
Warring Factions: Not a conventional war; rather, it was mass rioting
Egyptian protesters, rioters, and nationalist groups vs British establishments, businesses and Egyptian authorities attempting to restore order
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The Cairo Fire was a day of riots and looting in the Egyptian capital. The violence was triggered after the Battle of Ismail (1952) where rising anger among many Egyptian nationalists and other residents took place due to the British army killing Egyptian officers and having control after the Suez Canal Zone. In Cairo, mobs set fire to cinemas, hotels, shops and British-owned businesses. Over 700 buildings were destroyed, and many people were killed. The fire exposed deep political unrest in Egypt and set the stage for the Egyptian Revolution later that year.

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