Word: ziwar
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Dates: during 1924-1924
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...Ziwar Pasha, Premier of Egypt, declined to have Parliament summoned by King Fuad, preferring, apparently, to trust to the rising tide of his popularity in elections allegedly soon to be held...
Parliament. King Fuad, in order to give Premier Ahmed Ziwar Pasha* a free hand to cope with the delicate situation arising out of the murder of the Sirdar (TIME, Dec. 1), prorogued the Egyptian Parliament until Christmas...
Students. Shortly after having accepted the Premiership from his King, Ahmed Ziwar Pasha motored to the home of ex-Premier Saad Zaghlul Pasha, who cordially received him. During the Premier's visit, students? in the street called "Yehia Saad Zaghlul!" (Long live Saad Zaghlul.) The ex-Premier sent one of his colleagues to tell them to stop and later he warned them that if they wished him to remain their leader they must return to their classes, resume their occupations, refrain from agitating. The students, known as "Zaghlul Pasha's Army," departed...
Submission. All week long the British authorities in Cairo conferred with Premier Ziwar over the British demands as contained in the ultimatum delivered by Lord Allenby. In the end the Egyptian Premier agreed to accept all the British demands. Whereupon the British evacuated the Alexandria Customs House which they had seized when Premier Zaghlul refused to accept in toto the British ultimatum. Lord Allenby, British High Commissioner for Egypt and the Sudan, reported the situation "in good order," conditions "easier and satisfactory...