1971 Event Aswan Dam official opens in Egypt 1970 Event Huge Aswan Dam opens in Egypt 1960 Event Building of Aswan dam in Egypt, begins 1959 Event U.S.S.R. and Egypt sign contracts for building Aswan Dam 1958 Event U.S.S.R. lends Egypt 400 million rubles to build Aswan Dam 1958 Event U.S.S.R. lends money to UAR to build Aswan High Dam 1956 Event Great Britain refuses to lend Egypt money to build Aswan Dam 1956 Event U.S. refuse to lend Egypt money to build Aswan Dam 1912 Event Aswan Dam in Nile begins operation
