The new Egyptian prime minister, Ismail Sidky,…

1936 CE to 1947 CE

The new Egyptian prime minister, Ismail Sidky, a driving force behind Egyptian politics in the 1930s and now seventy-one and in poor health, takes over negotiations with the British.

The British Labour Party prime minister, Clement Atlee, agrees to remove British troops from Egyptian cities and bases by September 1949.

The British have withdrawn their troops to the Suez Canal Zone when negotiations founder over the issue of Sudan.

Britain says Sudan is ready for self-government while Egyptian nationalists are proclaiming "the unity of the Nile Valley," that is, that Sudan should be part of Egypt.

Sidky resigns in December 1946 and is succeeded by Mahmoud El Nokrashy, who refers the question of Sudan to the newly created United Nations (UN) during the following year.

The Brotherhood calls for strikes and a jihad (holy war) against the British, and newspapers call for a guerrilla war.

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Cairo > Al-Qahirah Al-Qahirah Egypt View →

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Clement Attlee View → Ismail Sidky View → Mahmoud El Nokrashy Pasha View →

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Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) View → Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian View → Egypt, Kingdom of (British Protectorate) View → United Nations, The (U.N.) View →

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Mayhem View → Government View → Custom and Law View →

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