Suez Canal convention opens it to all nations in war and peace

Historical Context Note

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

Treaties and alliances

Dates

Date of occurrence 1888-10-29

Places

Egypt (Location)
Austria (Involved)
France (Involved)
Germany (Involved)
Hungary (Involved)
Italy (Involved)
Netherlands (Involved)
Russia (Involved)
Spain (Involved)
Turkey (Involved)
United Kingdom (Involved)

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The European powers sign the Suez Canal convention at Constantinople, declaring the canal open to all nations in both war and peace. The signatories are Britain, France, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Russia and the Ottoman Empire.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Suez Canal convention opens it to all nations in war and peace". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 December 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=19001, accessed 20 April 2024.]

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