Urabi revolt
1879–1882 nationalist uprising in Egypt / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The ʻUrabi revolt, also known as the ʻUrabi Revolution (Arabic: الثورة العرابية), was a nationalist uprising in Khedivate of Egypt from 1879 to 1882. It was led by and named for Colonel Ahmed Urabi and sought to depose the khedive, Tewfik Pasha, and end Imperial British and French influence over the country.
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Portrayal of the revolt by The Illustrated London News | |||||||
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Tewfik Pasha Garnet Wolseley Beauchamp Seymour |
Ahmed ʻUrabi Mahmoud Fehmy Mahmoud el-Baroudi | ||||||
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36,000 (1879) 40,560 (1882) |
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The uprising was ended by the Anglo-Egyptian War and the British takeover of the country, beginning the history of Egypt under the British.[2][3]