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| Alliance Nasser, Gamal Abdel | |
| April Nasser signs a military Alliance with SaudiArabia |
| Aswan Dam Nasser, Gamal Abdel | |
| Aswan Dam The USA& Britain had agreed to help pay for the Aswan Dam but cancelled after Egypt had bought tanks from Communist Czechoslovakia & befriended China |
| 26th July Aswan Dam The nationalization of the Suez Vanal is announced in order to raise revenue for the construction of the Aswan High Dam on the Nile River |
| Bombing of Nasser, Gamal Abdel | |
| 31st Oct Suez Canal The UK & France bomb Egypt to force the reopening of the canal with Operation Musketeer, Nasser then sinks all 40 ships in the canal & closes it until 1957 |
| Capture of Sinai Nasser, Gamal Abdel | |
| Nov Sinai Israel captures the Sinai |
| Conference of London Nasser, Gamal Abdel | |
| 16th Aug London Nasser boycotts a London Conference on the Suez |
| Constitution Nasser, Gamal Abdel | |
| April Cairo Promulgates the new Constitution |
| April Nasser assumes personal power with the support of the army |
| Defeat Nasser, Gamal Abdel | |
| 15th Nov Defeated by Israel, Britain & France |
| Diplomacy Nasser, Gamal Abdel | |
| April Nasser signs a military Alliance with SaudiArabia |
| Invasion of Sinai Nasser, Gamal Abdel | |
| 29th Oct Sinai Nasser launches a pre-emptive strike in the Sinai |
| Martial Law Nasser, Gamal Abdel | |
| April Nasser assumes personal power with the support of the army |
| April Nasser defeats a Coup & declares martial law |
| Muskateer Nasser, Gamal Abdel | |
| 31st Oct Suez Canal The UK & France bomb Egypt to force the reopening of the canal with Operation Musketeer, Nasser then sinks all 40 ships in the canal & closes it until 1957 |
| Nationalization Nasser, Gamal Abdel | |
| 26th July Suez Canal Nasser announces the nationalization of the Suez Canal Company, which operated the vital trade route to the east, in which British banks & business held a 44% stake |
| 26th July Suez Canal The nationalization of the Suez Vanal is announced in order to raise revenue for the construction of the Aswan High Dam on the Nile River |
| President Nasser, Gamal Abdel | |
| 24th June Cairo Appointed President of Egypt, 1st term |
| Rule of Sinai Nasser, Gamal Abdel | |
| Sinai After the Suez crisis Egypt gains the Sinai |
| Sinai The UN guards the Sinai on the Egyptian side of the border after the war |
| Nov Sinai Israel captures the Sinai |
| Rule of Suez Canal Nasser, Gamal Abdel | |
| Suez Canal Nationalizes the Suez Canal prompting military action from France, Britain & Israel |
| Suez Canal The USA& Britain had agreed to help pay for the Aswan Dam but cancelled after Egypt had bought tanks from Communist Czechoslovakia & befriended China |
| 4th June Suez Canal Announces Egypt will not renew the Suez Canal Company's concession after 1968 |
| 13th June Suez Canal The last British troops leave their Suez Canal base |
| 26th June Suez Canal Siezes the canal under a decree outlawing the Suez Canal Company |
| 2nd Aug Suez Canal British & French Nationals leave Egypt |
| 9th Aug Suez Canal British families are airlifted out of the canal zone |
| Suez Canal Crisis Nasser, Gamal Abdel | |
| 26th July Suez Canal Nasser announces the nationalization of the Suez Canal Company, which operated the vital trade route to the east, in which British banks & business held a 44% stake |
| 26th July Suez Canal The relationship with the China is the result of the Bandung Conference in 1955 where Nasser had asked the Chinese to use their influence on Russia to supply arms |
| 29th Oct Suez Canal Egyptian forces are mobilized during the Suez-Sinai Campaign |
| 31st Oct Suez Canal The UK & France bomb Egypt to force the reopening of the canal with Operation Musketeer, Nasser then sinks all 40 ships in the canal & closes it until 1957 |
| Suez Canal Crisis Eden, Robert Anthony | |
| 30th Oct Suez Canal Egypt turns down the Anglo-French ultimatum for a cease-fire |
| Unification Nasser, Gamal Abdel | |
| Feb Cairo Egypt unites with Syria |