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1979 Israel returns Alma oilfields in Gulf of Suez to Egypt
1975 Egypt president Sadat reopens Suez Canal, closed since 1967 1974 Israeli forces leave western Suez 1973 Israeli forces reach Suez, trapping Egyptian army 1973 Israeli tanks under General Sharon move through Suez Canal 1973 Israel announces loss of Bar-Lev defense line in Suez Canal 1971 Egypt refuses to renew the Suez cease fire 1968 Israeli-Egyptian artillery duel along Suez Canal 1968 Ahmed Elmaghraby, born in Suez, Egypt, U.S. field hockey forward 1996 Olympics 1967 Israeli troops reach Suez Canal 1957 Suez canal reopens for all traffic 1957 Suez Canal cleared for all shipping 1957 Israeli troops leave Egypt; Suez Canal re-opened for minor ships 1957 Suez Canal reopens 1956 Israel captures Straits of Tiran and reach Suez Canal Egypt 1956 Britain and France begin to bomb Egypt to reopen Suez Canal 1956 French government routes troops to Cyprus near Suez crisis 1956 Egypt seizes Suez Canal 1956 Last of foreign troops leaves Egypt as Brits leave Suez Canal 1956 After 72 years, Britain gives up Suez Canal to Egyptian control 1952 British army occupies Ismailiya, Suez Canal Zone 1951 Egyptian parliament accept denounces Suez Canal Treaty 1920 W Somerset Maugham's "East of Suez," premieres in London 1915 Turkish and German army reach Suez Canal 1871 Giusseppi Verdi's "Aida" premieres in Cairo, at Suez canal opening 1869 Suez Canal (Egypt) opens, links Mediterranean and Red seas 1867 1st ship passes through Suez Canal 1859 Ground broken for Suez Canal 1805 Ferdinand de Lesseps, France, diplomat, built Suez Canal |
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