Egypt: History
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The Suez Canal is completed, allowing ships to travel between Europe and South Asia without navigating around Africa.
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The defeat the Egyptian army and take control of the country.
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Egypt gains its independence, although significant influence remains until the 1950s.
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President Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalizes the Suez Canal.
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Egypt is defeated in the Six-Day War and loses control of the Sinai Peninsula and Gaza to .
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The Aswan High Dam is completed, which has a substantial impact on and industry in Egypt.
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The Suez Canal reopens for the first time since the Six-Day War.
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Egypt signs a peace treaty with , effectively returning the Sinai Peninsula to Egypt. Subsequently, Egypt is suspended from the Arab League until 1989.
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Violent anti-government protests across the nation force the resignation of President Sadat and thrust the country into economic distress.
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The Persian Gulf states of ,, and the pledge funds to help stabilize . This contribution is in addition to the over $20 billion in aid that Egypt has received from these gulf states since 2013.
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The IMF approves a three-year loan of $12 billion to help Egypt out of its economic crisis.
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Egypt joins Saudi campaign to isolate Qatar, accusing the country of promoting terrorism.