Nasser: The Arab Strongman Cometh
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The Suez Canal
The 19 fifties were all about big project that we're going to overcome natureya. And when naser turned to the world bank asking for a loan to help him build his dam, the us. Imposed conditions which in his eyes, amounted to controlling the whole egyptian economy. So nasser said, look, if the world bank won't help me finance my dam, i'm going to have to raise my own money. On the 20 sixth of july 19 56, he nationalized the suez canal,. A massive, massive punch in the face to the british it was all very well staged on t v. It was also perfectly timed because only one
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