Suez Canal 1956

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Suez_Crisis
gptkbp:cause nationalization of the Suez Canal by Egypt
gptkbp:endDate 1956-11-07
gptkbp:followedBy deployment of United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Suez Canal 1956
gptkbp:involvedCountry gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:France
gptkb:Israel
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Gamal_Abdel_Nasser
gptkbp:location Suez Canal, Egypt
gptkbp:militaryCampaign gptkb:Operation_Musketeer
gptkb:Operation_Kadesh
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:David_Ben-Gurion
gptkb:Guy_Mollet
Anthony Eden
gptkbp:precededBy nationalization of Suez Canal (1956)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Cold_War
Arab-Israeli conflict
gptkbp:result political victory for Egypt
UN peacekeeping intervention
military withdrawal of UK, France, and Israel
gptkbp:significance rise of US and Soviet influence in the region
marked decline of British and French influence in the Middle East
gptkbp:startDate 1956-10-29
gptkbp:UNResolution gptkb:UN_General_Assembly_Resolution_997
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:No._45_Squadron
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6