Memory of the day: Expulsion of British forces, evacuation of their bases in Libya in 1970

CAIRO – 28 February 2022: In the following lines, ET sheds light on the most important world events that took place on March 28.

1939 - Madrid surrenders to a rebel army led by General Francisco Franco.

1941 - Algerian activist Messali El-Hadj is sentenced to 16 years in prison and 20 years in exile after imprisonment by a French military court.

1970 - British forces are expelled and their bases in Libya are evacuated for the first time since they entered the country after World War II.