Suez Crisis at 70 reveals the humiliation France tried to keep hidden
- Seventy years after France, the United Kingdom and Israel invaded Egypt following its nationalisation of the Suez Canal, the military operation is remembered as a diplomatic disaster.
- Friday marks the anniversary of a ceasefire that halted the fighting under international pressure, despite the invading forces' success on the battlefield.
- Archive footage excluded from French cinema newsreels shows the humiliation that followed, as Europe's colonial powers faced the limits of their influence.
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- Seventy years after France, the United Kingdom and Israel invaded Egypt following its nationalisation of the Suez Canal, the military operation is remembered as a diplomatic disaster.
- Friday marks the anniversary of a ceasefire that halted the fighting under international pressure, despite the invading forces' success on the battlefield.
- Archive footage excluded from French cinema newsreels shows the humiliation that followed, as Europe's colonial powers faced the limits of their influence.
Sources: RFI