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Speech by Gamal Abdel Nasser (26 July 1956)
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Speech by Gamal Abdel Nasser (26 July 1956)

On 26 July 1956, Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser delivers a speech in Alexandria in which he announces the nationalisation of the Suez Canal Company.

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Title Speech by Gamal Abdel Nasser (26 July 1956)
Document type Text
Source Discours de Gamal Abdel Nasser (26 juillet 1956), in Notes et études documentaires: Écrits et Discours du colonel Nasser. 20.08.1956, No 2.206, pp. 16-21.
Keywords nationalisation, speech, Suez Canal
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Caption On 26 July 1956, Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser delivers a speech in Alexandria in which he announces the nationalisation of the Suez Canal Company.
Location in the digital library HISTORICAL EVENTS >> 1950–1956 The formation of the community of Europe >> The beginnings of decolonisation and the emergence of the non-aligned states >> The Suez Crisis
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See also Cartoon by Efimov on the Suez Canal (30 August 1956)
'Realities from Suez' from The New Statesman and Nation (4 August 1956)
Cartoon by Behrendt on the Suez Crisis (August 1956)
Convention respecting the Free Navigation of the Suez Maritime Canal (Constantinople, October 29, 1888)
The Aswan Dam
The Suez Crisis
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