Memory of the day: Abbas Bridge incident occurs in 1946

CAIRO – 9 February 2022: In the following lines, ET sheds light on the most important world events that took place on February 9.

1946 - The Abbas Bridge incident occurs, where thousands of students from King Fouad I University went to Abdeen Palace to demand the evacuation of the British and the cessation of negotiations.

1946 - The head of the Royal Court in Egypt, Ahmed Hassanein Pasha, dies as a result of a car accident over the Qasr al-Nil Bridge.

1992 - The declaration of a state of emergency in Algeria after the political crisis in it.

2020 - The Korean film Parasite wins the Oscar for Best Picture. It was part of the ninety-second Academy Awards.