Suez 1956

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
gptkbp:aftermath decline of British and French influence in Middle East
UN peacekeepers deployed in Sinai
rise of Nasser's prestige in Arab world
withdrawal of British, French, and Israeli forces
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Suez_Crisis
gptkb:Second_Arab–Israeli_War
gptkbp:casualties civilians killed
Israeli: ~231 killed
British: 16 killed
Egyptian: ~1,600 killed
French: 10 killed
gptkbp:cause nationalization of the Suez Canal by Gamal Abdel Nasser
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:France
gptkb:Israel
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:commander gptkb:André_Beaufre
gptkb:Gamal_Abdel_Nasser
gptkb:Moshe_Dayan
gptkb:Abdel_Hakim_Amer
gptkb:Charles_Keightley
Hugh Stockwell
gptkbp:endDate 1956-11-07
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Six-Day_War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Suez 1956
gptkbp:location gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:Sinai_Peninsula
gptkb:Suez_Canal
gptkb:Port_Said
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive international media attention
gptkbp:notableFor first deployment of United Nations peacekeeping force
gptkbp:peacekeepingMissions gptkb:United_Nations_Emergency_Force
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:First_Arab–Israeli_War
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Arab–Israeli_conflict
gptkb:Cold_War
decolonization
nationalization of Suez Canal
gptkbp:result military victory for Israel, UK, and France
political victory for Egypt
gptkbp:significantEvent Israeli invasion of Sinai
Anglo-French intervention at Suez Canal
Ceasefire imposed by United Nations
gptkbp:startDate 1956-10-29
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:United_Nations
gptkb:United_States_(diplomatic_pressure)
Soviet Union (diplomatic pressure)
gptkbp:UNResolution gptkb:UN_General_Assembly_Resolution_997
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ian_Curteis
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7