Overview

Egypt has been a location for fighting and unrest for hundreds of years. The Malmuk Sultanate was the last independent country prior to Egypt's colonalzation, and remained so for many years afterward. The Sultanate was overthrown in 1517, when the Ottoman Turks took power.¹

The Turks remained in power until Napolean saw the perfect opportunity to throw a spanner in the works that were British communications. In 1798, the French took control, where they managed to hold power until 1801, when the British decided it was time for a new regime.²

The British physically occupied Egypt en masse for only two years; however, they left a heavy hand in the political matters of the country for almost one hundred and fifty years.³