Word: egypt
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...policy cost France her interests in Egypt; he became involved in a religious dispute, which, if he had not fallen from power, might have had serious consequences; once he resigned a cabinet post in a fit of anger; in the war of 1870 he helped the Germans to win through hampering his own generals. Nevertheless, he did much useful work. After the 1870 debacle he reorganized the army and introduced conscription. He created the General Staff and the Supreme Council as it was during the Great War. As Minister of Public Works he constructed 2,000 miles of railway...
...accuses Karl Radek, Chief of Publicity in the Soviet Government, of not having rendered account of large sums of money, with which he was instructed to subsidize Communist organizations in Egypt, Bulgaria, Turkey...
Lord Curzon, British Foreign Minister, came in for a good part of the hate: " Curzon demands that we shall not support the movement for liberty in India and Egypt, but such propaganda-by-action as the shooting of Vorovsky has done more for the East than it would be possible for the Third Internationale to do." Curzon was also cited as the chief " inspirator of the Entente effort at Lausanne to prevent a Russo-Turkish rapprochement...
Islam is very active. A movement is on foot to reestablish the Caliphate at Bagdad. A Pan-Islamic conference to determine the character of the Caliphate (in which King Feisul of Iraq, King Hussein of the Hedjaz and delegates from India, Algeria and Egypt will take part) is to be held at Damar (Arabia) in the near future. The ex-Sultan considers himself both Sultan and Caliph and has a large following in the Islamic world, particularly with regard to his claim to the Caliphate. According to Mohammedan law it is impossible for two Caliphs to exist at the same...
...first elections in the history of Egypt are taking place. There are reported to be 4,000 candidates fighting for 400 seats in the Parliament...