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1956: Britain and France invade Egypt following Abdel Nasser's nationalisation of the Suez Canal.

Nov 5, 2009
 
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Eden was a British Conservative politician who served as foreign secretary in three different decades and became Prime Minister in 1955. His premiership was overshadowed by the Suez Crisis and he resigned after little more than... [read full story]                    

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