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Events relating to north africa
The USA and Britain withdraw their offer of financial aid for Nasser's Aswan dam
Nasser disregards a French and British ultimatum to withdraw from the Suez canal
The British and French bomb Egyptian airfields, and land troops near Port Said and the Suez canal
Under international pressure Britain and France agree to a humiliating withdrawal from Suez
Egypt and Syria merge as the United Arab Republic (but disengage three years later)
French Algerians seize government buildings in Algiers, in a campaign to ensure that Algerian remains French
On his second day in power, de Gaulle visits Algiers to confront the settlers with an unwelcome message
Hassan II begins a 38-year reign as the king of Morocco
Two French generals, Raoul Salan and Edmond Jouhaud, form the OAS (Organisation de l'Armée Secrète) to preserve French rule in Algeria
A massive yes vote in a referendum is immediately followed by French recognition of Algerian independence
Defence minister Houari Boumédienne leads a coup to oust President Ben Bella in Algeria
A pre-emptive air strike by Israel destroys almost all Egypt's aircraft and launches the Six-Day War
At a congress in Cairo, Yasser Arafat is appointed leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)
Idris I, king of Libya, is deposed in a bloodless coup led by Muammar al-Gaddafi
Nasser dies of a sudden heart attack and is succeeded as Egypt's president by Anwar el-Sadat
Libya's political bible is now the Green Book by Muammar al-Gaddafi
The Polisario is formed to fight for the independence of Western Sahara
Egypt and Syria launch a surprise attack against Israel on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement
Arab oil-exporting countries cause an economic crisis by denying oil to western countries supporting Israel
The king of Morocco sends 350,000 settlers across the border into Western Sahara
The UN entrusts the Western Sahara to joint administration by Morocco and Mauritania
The Polisario, as a government-in-exile in Algeria, proclaim the independence of Western Sahara as the Saharan Arab Democratic Republic
Anwar el-Sadat, the Egyptian president, travels to Jerusalem to propose a peace plan to the Israelis
Anwar el-Sadat and Menachem Begin sign an Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty at Camp David in the USA
