Canal of Suez), sometimes colloquially referred to in French as Le Suez ("The Suez"), was a company formed by Ferdinand de Lesseps in 1858 to operate...
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of Suez Canal Suez Company (1858–1997), a French corporation Suez (company, 1997–2008), a successor French multinational corporation Suez (company, 2015)...
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management. Suez was the result of a 1997 merger between the Compagnie de Suez and Lyonnaise des Eaux [fr], a leading French water company. In the early...
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trade route between Europe and Asia. In 1858, French diplomat Ferdinand de Lesseps formed the Compagnie de Suez for the express purpose of building the...
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British Empire (category States and territories disestablished in 1997)
the empire. The Suez Crisis of 1956 confirmed Britain's decline as a global power, and the handover of Hong Kong to China on 1 July 1997 symbolised for...
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focusing on the nationalization of the Suez Canal by Egypt's second President, Gamal Abdel Nasser, and the subsequent Suez War with Israel, the United Kingdom...
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Hapag-Lloyd (redirect from United Arab Shipping Company)
to traffic through the Suez Canal. Hamburg portal Companies portal Transport portal List of largest container shipping companies 724 Hapag "Login - DVZ"...
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Indian Rebellion of 1857 (redirect from Uprising of 1857-1858)
better part of 1858 for the rebellion to be suppressed in Jhansi, Lucknow, and especially the Awadh countryside. Other regions of Company-controlled India—Bengal...
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Egyptian National Railways (category Railway companies of Egypt)
and Cairo was completed in 1856 followed by an extension from Cairo to Suez in 1858. This completed the first modern transport link between the Mediterranean...
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Scramble for Africa (section Suez Canal)
concerns connected to Egypt (especially the Suez Canal), has been challenged by historians such as John Darwin (1997) and Jonas F. Gjersø (2015). The scramble...
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Gurkha (section British East India Company army)
and Neuve Chapelle; in Belgium at the battle of Ypres; in Iraq, Persia, Suez Canal and Palestine against Turkish advance, Gallipoli and Salonika. One...
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British crown. In 1858, the British Government seized control of the territories and treaty arrangements of the former East India Company. In 1876, the area...
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Punjab Frontier (1897–98) Boxer Rebellion (1900) France & Flanders (1914–15) Suez Canal (1915–17) Egypt (1915–17) Gaza (1917) Megiddo (1917) Sharon (1918)...
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Timeline of the 19th century (section 1858)
proslavery regime. 1857–1858: Indian Rebellion of 1857: The British Empire assumes control of India from the East India Company. Joseph Whitworth designs...
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government. In 1875 came the purchase of the controlling shares in the Suez Canal Company. By negotiations, Russia gave up substantial gains in the Balkans...
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Second Opium War (redirect from Anglo-French expedition to China (1856-1858))
then cruised north to briefly capture the Taku Forts near Tianjin in May 1858.[citation needed] The United States and Russia sent envoys to Hong Kong to...
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List of shipbuilders and shipyards (category Shipbuilding companies)
This is a list of notable shipbuilders and shipyards: Suez shipyard Alexandria Shipyard Baku Shipyard FMC Dockyard Limited Ananda Shipyard and Shipways...
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Egyptian Public Works (section The Suez Canal)
for the Suez Canal was granted to a French diplomat Ferdinand de Lesseps. Actual construction of the maritime canal lasted for 11 years (1858–1869). From...
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Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal Company's assets in Egypt, including the Suez Canal, and placed them under the control of the Suez Canal Authority. 1993...
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Military Companies. Random House Publishing Group, 2007. Mockler, Anthony. The Mercenaries: The Men Who Fight for Profit – from the Free Companies of Feudal...
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Ocean liner (section Builders and shipping companies)
opening of the Suez Canal made the Mediterranean a possible route to Asia. Colonization made Asia particularly attractive to shipping companies. Many government...
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with them to cover expenses during the journey. Fogg and Passepartout reach Suez on time. While disembarking in Egypt, they are watched by a Scotland Yard...
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Compagnie Algérienne (category Defunct companies of Algeria)
ambitious outward-oriented French business initiatives such as the Suez Company (est. 1858) or Imperial Ottoman Bank (est. 1863 with British partners). The...
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MV Manxman (category Ships of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company)
Hong Kong, Singapore, Colombo, Muscat and Jeddah prior to transiting the Suez Canal, and then to Gibraltar and England. However, an alteration en route...
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friendship of Egypt's ruler, Said Pasha, to prevent French control of the Suez Canal if the Ottoman Empire collapsed. It was the first royal tour on which...
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exempting foreign imports from internal transit duties. The war resulted in the 1858 Treaty of Tientsin (Tianjin), in which the Chinese government agreed to pay...
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Benjamin Disraeli (section Suez)
Disraeli arranged for the British to purchase a major interest in the Suez Canal Company in Egypt. In 1878, faced with Russian victories against the Ottomans...
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The Spectator (category Podcasting companies)
the past eight months". The Spectator opposed Britain's involvement in the Suez crisis in 1956, strongly criticising the government's handling of the debacle...
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Mtwara Freeport Zone Misurata Free Zone Free Port of Monrovia Port Said Suez Canal Container Terminal Assab Free Port and International Airport Massawa...
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