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Last British troops leave Suez Canal base, turning the waterway over to Egypt after operating it for seventy-four years.
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South African History Online. (2012, June 8). Last British troops leave Suez Canal base, turning the waterway over to Egypt after operating it for seventy-four years.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085736
South African History Online (2012) 'Last British troops leave Suez Canal base, turning the waterway over to Egypt after operating it for seventy-four years.', South African History Online, 8 June. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085736 (Accessed: 7 August 2026).
South African History Online, Last British troops leave Suez Canal base, turning the waterway over to Egypt after operating it for seventy-four years. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085736, (accessed 7 August 2026).
"Last British troops leave Suez Canal base, turning the waterway over to Egypt after operating it for seventy-four years.." South African History Online, 8 June 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085736. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Last British troops leave Suez Canal base, turning the waterway over to Egypt after operating it for seventy-four years.." South African History Online. June 8, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0085736.
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