In what year did Britain invade Egypt?

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JAMB 2019

In what year did Britain invade Egypt?

  • A. 1882
  • B. 1884
  • C. 1886
  • D. 1888

Correct Answer: A. 1882

Explanation

The British conquest of Egypt (1882), also known as Anglo-Egyptian War occurred in 1882 between Egyptian and Sudanese forces under Ahmed 'Urabi and the United Kingdom. It ended a nationalist uprising against the Khedive Tewfik Pasha. It established firm British influence over Egypt at the expense of the Egyptians, the French, and the Ottoman Empire, whose already weak authority became nominal.



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