My Teenage Life in Egypt

Egyptian tanks roll across the Suez Canal on a temporary bridge during action from the 1967 war that did not turn out well for Egypt.

It controlled India, so the Suez Canal made it much easier to get there. The British gained control of Egypt in 1882, as well, but by 1922 Egypt had limited independence. The head of the government was a king. In 1953, under the leadership of army officer Gamal Abdel Nasser, Egypt became fully independent for the first time in nearly 2,000 years. Its

history since then has been turbulent. It has been involved in the ongoing conflicts between Israel and variousArab states aswell as disputes among those Arab states, a situation which shows few signs of being resolved. Egypt’s internal politics have also been chaotic (see Economy and Politics, page 38). 

Hieroglyphics explained.

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