1876 ⟶ Britain purchases Suez Canal shares and gets involved in Egyptian affairs

Britain purchased shares of Khediv Ismail in the Suez canal ...
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🇪🇬 Egyptian Victory at Konya

Turks defeated in the battle of Konya by Egyptian forces.⟶
Egyptian Victory at Konya (1832)
Ottoman EmpireEgyptMilitary Conflict19th CenturyMuhammad AliSyria
TurkeyTurkeyEgyptEgypt

🇬🇧 Quadruple Alliance and British Occupation of Aden

Quadruple Alliance by the European powers to force Egypt to relinquish Syria. British free occupied Aden.⟶
Quadruple Alliance and British Occupation of Aden (1840)
European PowersEgyptAdenColonialism19th CenturyInternational Relations
United KingdomUnited KingdomEgyptEgypt

🚢 Britain purchases Suez Canal shares and gets involved in Egyptian affairs

Britain purchased shares of Khediv Ismail in the Suez canal and got involved in Egyptian affairs.⟶
Britain purchases Suez Canal shares and gets involved in Egyptian affairs (1876)
Suez CanalBritish EmpireEgyptImperialismColonialismStrategic Interests19th Century
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🇬🇧 Ottoman Empire cedes Cyprus to Britain

Ottoman Empire handed over Cyprus to Britain.⟶
Ottoman Empire cedes Cyprus to Britain (1878)
Ottoman EmpireBritish EmpireCyprusTerritorial LossImperialismColonialism19th Century
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💂 Egypt comes under British military occupation

Egypt came under British military occupation.⟶
Egypt comes under British military occupation (1882)
British OccupationEgyptImperialismColonialismStrategic InterestsPolitical Control19th Century
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🇪🇬 United Kingdom Grants Independence to Egypt

Egypt unilaterally granted independence by the United Kingdom.⟶
United Kingdom Grants Independence to Egypt (1922)
EgyptIndependenceUnited KingdomColonialismNationalismWafd PartySuez Canal
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