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September 19, 1956 Egypt withdraws sovereignty over the Suez Canal
Today, 69 years ago, on September 19, 1956 (August 15, 1956), Egypt recovered its sovereignty over the Suez Canal. Eden sought international control of the Canal on September 19, 1956. Egypt announced the recovery of the Suez Canal jurisdiction, which gave the British and French a heavy blow. The geographical location of the Suez Canal is important, and is the main channel for foreign trade in Europe, especially the British and French. For a long time, the management of the canal was held in the hands of the channel company, where the British and French held the vast majority of shares, with annual revenue of more than £100 million. Egypt held only 5% of the shares in the Canal Company, and the revolutionary Taiwanese president has been mindful of this, regarding the English and French Canal control management as a national shame. Earlier, many foreign pilots


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