# Suez Crisis (1956)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/1956-suez-crisis
Location: Egypt
Categories: battle

France and Britain joined Israel in attacking Egypt after Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal, then withdrew under international pressure. Within the broader Occupation, Liberation & Fourth Republic period, Defeat in 1940 divided France between Vichy, occupation and resistance. Liberation restored republican government, followed by reconstruction, welfare-state building, European integration and violent decolonization under the Fourth Republic. At this point in the timeline, the relevant governing authority is René Coty (President of the French Republic). Suez Crisis mattered because it changed the military or territorial balance and influenced the political choices that followed. The event is positioned here so visitors can read it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion, culture and France’s wider international setting.

## Why it matters
Suez Crisis mattered because it changed the military or territorial balance and influenced the political choices that followed.

Ruler at the time: [René Coty](https://history-france.com/rulers/rene-coty)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Suez Crisis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Suez+Crisis&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Suez Crisis](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Suez+Crisis)
- [Vie-publique — French institutions and history](https://www.vie-publique.fr/)