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The Anglo-Egyptian Treaty of 1936 was a treaty signed in 1936, between the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 and the Kingdom of Egypt
Kingdom of Egypt

The Kingdom of Egypt was the first modern Egypt, lasting from 1922 to 1953. The Kingdom was created in 1922 when the British granted independence to Egypt, a de facto colony, in order to suppress growing nationalism....
, officially (but seldom) known as The Treaty of Alliance Between His Majesty, in Respect of the United Kingdom, and His Majesty the King of Egypt. The treaty required the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 to withdraw all troops from Egypt
Egypt

Egypt is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Western Asia. Covering an area of about , Egypt borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Gaza Strip and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south and Libya to the west....
 except those necessary to protect the Suez Canal
Suez Canal

The Suez Canal is a canal in Egypt. Opened in November 1869, it allows water transportation between Europe and Asia without navigating around Africa or carrying goods overland between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea....
 and its surroundings, 10,000 troops plus auxiliary personnel.






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The Anglo-Egyptian Treaty of 1936 was a treaty signed in 1936, between the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 and the Kingdom of Egypt
Kingdom of Egypt

The Kingdom of Egypt was the first modern Egypt, lasting from 1922 to 1953. The Kingdom was created in 1922 when the British granted independence to Egypt, a de facto colony, in order to suppress growing nationalism....
, officially (but seldom) known as The Treaty of Alliance Between His Majesty, in Respect of the United Kingdom, and His Majesty the King of Egypt. The treaty required the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 to withdraw all troops from Egypt
Egypt

Egypt is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Western Asia. Covering an area of about , Egypt borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Gaza Strip and Israel to the northeast, the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south and Libya to the west....
 except those necessary to protect the Suez Canal
Suez Canal

The Suez Canal is a canal in Egypt. Opened in November 1869, it allows water transportation between Europe and Asia without navigating around Africa or carrying goods overland between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea....
 and its surroundings, 10,000 troops plus auxiliary personnel. The UK would also supply and train Egypt's army and assist in its defense in case of war. The treaty was signed on August 26 in Zaafarana palace
Zaafarana palace

The palace is located in Cairo, Egypt. Near Abbasyia district at Khalifa Maamon road.Now it is inside the main campus of the Ain Shams University....
 and ratified on December 22 and was to last for 20 years.

The pretext for the treaty was the Second Italo-Abyssinian War
Second Italo-Abyssinian War

The Second Italo?Abyssinian War was a brief colonial war that started in October 1935 and ended in May 1936. The war was fought between the armed forces of the Kingdom of Italy and the armed forces of the Ethiopian Empire ....
 that started in 1935. King Farouk feared that the Italians
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 would also invade Egypt. The treaty wasn't welcomed by nationalists like the Arab Socialist Party who wanted full independence for Egypt. It ignited a wave of anti-British and anti-Wafd
WAFD

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ist demonstrations. Neither did the treaty resolve the question of Sudan
Sudan

Sudan is a country in northeastern Africa. It is the largest in the African continent and the Arab World, and List of countries and outlying territories by total area by area....
. The Anglo-Egyptian Condominium Agreement of 1899 stated that Sudan should be jointly governed by Egypt and the UK. Despite that agreement, real power was in British hands and the 1936 treaty expressively favoured maintaining the status quo.

The new Wafd government unilaterally abrogated the treaty in 1951. Three years later, the UK agreed to withdraw their troops. The withdrawal was finalized in July 1956 and thus seen as giving Egypt full independence. On 26 July 1956 Egypt nationalized the Suez Canal
Suez Canal

The Suez Canal is a canal in Egypt. Opened in November 1869, it allows water transportation between Europe and Asia without navigating around Africa or carrying goods overland between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea....
 after the withdrawal of an offer by Britain
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 and the United States
United States

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 to fund the building of the Aswan Dam
Aswan Dam

Aswan is a city on the first Cataracts of the Nile of the Nile in Egypt.Two dams straddle the river at this point: the newer Aswan High Dam , and the older Aswan Dam or Aswan Low Dam....
, precipitating the Suez Crisis
Suez Crisis

The Suez Crisis, also referred to as the Tripartite Aggression, was a military attack on Egypt by United Kingdom, France, and Israel beginning on 29 October 1956....
.

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