The 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
decline of British and French influence in Middle East
creation of United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF)
strengthening of Nasser's position in Egypt
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 military killed
gptkbp:causedBy nationalization of the Suez Canal by Egypt
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Suez_Day_(Egypt)
gptkbp:endDate 1956-11-07
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Six-Day_War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Suez Crisis
gptkbp:involvedCountry gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:France
gptkb:Israel
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:location gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:Sinai_Peninsula
gptkb:Suez_Canal
gptkb:Port_Said
gptkbp:mediaCoverage first major conflict covered by television
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:David_Ben-Gurion
gptkb:Gamal_Abdel_Nasser
gptkb:Guy_Mollet
Anthony Eden
gptkbp:precededBy nationalization of Suez Canal Company
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Arab–Israeli_conflict
gptkb:Cold_War
decolonization
gptkbp:result UN intervention
military victory for Israel, UK, and France
political defeat for UK and France
withdrawal of invading forces
UN peacekeeping force deployed
gptkbp:significantEvent Anglo-French intervention
Israeli invasion of Sinai
nationalization of Suez Canal
UN Emergency Force established
gptkbp:startDate 1956-10-29
gptkbp:UNResolution gptkb:UN_General_Assembly_Resolution_997
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:20th-century_England
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7