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Word: saadists (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1940
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...cried that this was a "war for Egyptian independence"-"liberating Egypt from the oppressing domination of the English." Although the Egyptians showed no particular desire to be unyoked, the Egyptian Cabinet neither declared war against Italy nor prepared its armed forces for action. But four Cabinet members from the Saadist (nationalist) Party, traditionally anti-British, resigned on the ground that the only honorable thing to do was to fight the Italian invaders...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World War: Liberation Out of Libya? | 9/30/1940 | See Source »

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