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Cairo riots of January 1952 burn British landmarks

1952 · importance 2/5 · ai_extracted

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Tragedy and Hope pp. 889-891 · open book
The next day (January 26, 1952) riots in Cairo burned down about four hundred buildings, including the famous Shepheard's Hotel, the center of British tourist life in Egypt.

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Start date (EDTF) 1952 End date (EDTF, empty for a point event)

1914 · 1914-07-28 · -0489 (490 BCE) · 1930~ (circa) · 19XX (century) · 197X (decade)

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