First signs of nationalist movement in Egypt with rising of officers

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Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 8.1.2: North African Writing and Culture: Francophone, Arabic, Spanish.
Vol. editors: Kate Averis (Universidad de Antioquia), Lia Brozgal (University of California, Los Angeles), Helen Rachel Cousins (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)

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Riots and violent protests

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Date of occurrence 1881-02-01

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Egypt (Location)

In Egypt, military officers rise up in revolt, hinting at the first signs of a nationalist movement against British and French occupation. The government, too weak to retaliate, is forced to make concessions to the rebels.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "First signs of nationalist movement in Egypt with rising of officers". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 December 2011 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=18829, accessed 23 November 2024.]

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