1956 Suez Crisis

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:international_relations
gptkbp:aftermath rise of US and Soviet influence in Middle East
creation of United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF)
strengthening of Nasser's position in Egypt
diminished British and French influence in Middle East
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Second_Arab–Israeli_War
gptkb:Tripartite_Aggression
gptkbp:casualties 10 French soldiers killed
16 British soldiers killed
231 Israeli soldiers killed
over 1,600 Egyptian soldiers killed
gptkbp:cause nationalization of the Suez Canal by Egypt
gptkbp:commander gptkb:David_Ben-Gurion
gptkb:Gamal_Abdel_Nasser
gptkb:Guy_Mollet
Anthony Eden
gptkbp:endDate 1956-11-07
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Six-Day_War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1956 Suez Crisis
gptkbp:location gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:Gaza_Strip
gptkb:Sinai_Peninsula
gptkb:Suez_Canal
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:France
gptkb:Israel
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:participants gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:France
gptkb:Israel
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:precededBy nationalization of Suez Canal
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Arab–Israeli_conflict
gptkb:Cold_War
decolonization
nationalization of Suez Canal
gptkbp:result UN intervention
military victory for Israel, UK, and France
withdrawal of invading forces
political victory for Egypt
UNEF peacekeeping force deployed
gptkbp:significance example of Cold War superpower diplomacy
major event in Arab–Israeli conflict
turning point in Middle Eastern politics
gptkbp:startDate 1956-10-29
gptkbp:UNResolution gptkb:UN_General_Assembly_Emergency_Special_Session
gptkb:UN_Security_Council_Resolution_118
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Egyptian_Jewish_community
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5