Cairo fire
1952 · Event
After British troops kill Egyptian policemen at Ismailia, rioters burn hundreds of British-linked businesses and hotels in Cairo; six months later the monarchy falls.
On these timelines: The Suez Crisis, North Africa, British Empire, Master
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Around 1952
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- Korean War (1950)
- Battle of Stalingrad (1942)
- Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
- Apartheid (1948)
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- Manhattan Project (1942)
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