Memory of the day: French Consul in Cairo calls on France to occupy Egypt to protect French interests in 1795

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Thu, 17 Jun 2021 - 10:38 GMT

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French Campaign to Egypt - Wikipedia

French Campaign to Egypt - Wikipedia

CAIRO – 17 June 2021: On June 17, many important events took place.

 

 

Important world events: 

 

 

656 - Caliph Othman bin Affan, the third of the Rightly-Guided Caliphs, is martyred in his house

 

 

 

1795 - The French Consul in Cairo proposes to his country a military occupation of Egypt to preserve French interests.

 

 

 

1800 - The French execute Suleiman el-Halabi for assassinating their leader, General Kleber.

 

 

 

1994 - American football player and actor O.J Simpson is arrested for his involvement in the murders of his wife and her boyfriend.

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