Britain agrees to evacuate Egypt in three years

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Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 8.1.1: North African Writing and Culture: Arabic, Anglophone, Francophone, Hispanic.
Vol. editors: Kate Averis (University of Western Australia), Lia Brozgal (University of California, Los Angeles), Helen Rachel Cousins (Birmingham Newman University), Ziad Elmarsafy (King's College London), Claire Gallien (Université Paul Valéry Montpellier 3), Siobhán McIlvanney (King's College London), Dalia Mostafa (University of Manchester), Nora Parr (SOAS, University of London), Rita Sakr (Maynooth University)

Domains

Decolonization

Dates

Date of occurrence 1887-05-22

Places

Egypt (Location)
France (Involved)
United Kingdom (Involved)

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British diplomat Henry Drummond Wolff signs a convention with Egypt. By the terms of this agreement, Britain agrees to evacuate Egypt in three years, but reserves the right to return if there is further disorder in the country. However, the French opposition objects to this agreement.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Britain agrees to evacuate Egypt in three years". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 December 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=18968, accessed 25 April 2024.]

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