Suez Canal Crisis

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:international_relations
gptkbp:aftermath rise of Nasser's prestige
decline of British and French influence in Middle East
increased US and Soviet influence in Middle East
strengthening of UN peacekeeping role
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Second_Arab–Israeli_War
gptkb:Tripartite_Aggression
gptkbp:casualties over 1,000 Egyptian civilians killed
over 1,600 Egyptian military killed
10 French military killed
16 British military killed
231 Israeli military killed
gptkbp:causedBy nationalization of the Suez Canal by Egypt
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Suez_Crisis_medals_(UK,_France,_Israel)
gptkbp:endDate 1956-11-07
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Six-Day_War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Suez Canal Crisis
gptkbp:involvedCountry gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:France
gptkb:Israel
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:leader gptkb:David_Ben-Gurion
gptkb:Gamal_Abdel_Nasser
gptkb:Guy_Mollet
Anthony Eden
gptkbp:location Suez Canal, Egypt
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive international media coverage
gptkbp:notableParticipant gptkb:Moshe_Dayan
gptkb:Abdel_Hakim_Amer
gptkb:Louis_Mountbatten
gptkbp:precededBy nationalization of Suez Canal (July 1956)
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
political defeat for UK and France
withdrawal of invading forces
UNEF peacekeeping force established
gptkbp:significantEvent closure of Suez Canal
Israeli invasion of Sinai Peninsula
Anglo-French bombing of Egypt
Soviet Union diplomatic intervention
UN General Assembly emergency session
US diplomatic pressure
gptkbp:startDate 1956-10-29
gptkbp:UNResolution gptkb:UN_General_Assembly_Resolution_997
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Second_Arab–Israeli_War
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6