26 July 1956
●Nationalisation of the Suez Canal
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On 26 July 1956 Gamal Abdel Nasser announced the nationalisation of the Suez Canal Company in reply to the withdrawal of funding for the High Dam.
On 26 July 1956 Gamal Abdel Nasser announced the nationalisation of the Suez Canal Company in reply to the withdrawal of funding for the High Dam.