• Ismail is made Khedive and starts modernising it.
• Suez Canal opens.

1870-80:

• The British buys the Khedive's 40% holdings in the Suez Canal Company.
• Khedive Ismail is forced to abdicate and Khedive Tewfiq takes over.

1880-90:

• British and French stewardship brings finances under control leading to a nationalist uprising led by Urabi Bey.
• British forces land at Alexandria and defeat the Nationalists at Tel-El-Kebir. British occupation begins.
• Britain and France declare the Suez Canal neutral.

1890-00:

• Abbas JJ Hilmi becomes the Khedive, but his actions are limited by the British authorities.
• Sudan is declared to be an Anglo-Egyptian condominium.

1900-10:

• Upsurge in anti-European feeling.
• Gorst tells Egyptians that they are unripe for self-government.
• Congress of Egyptian Youth demand British withdrawal from Egypt.

1910-20:

• Britain declares Egypt a protectorate and orders all foreign vessels out of Suez Canal.
• Turkist and Senussi attacks on Egypt are repelled.
• Ottomans are defeated.
• More troops are sent to Egypt to deal with nationalist unrest. Riots in November. Britain grants constitution to Egypt.

1920-30:

• Rioting in Cairo and Alexandria.
• Egypt is declared independent, but with some British influence.
• Sultan Fuad becomes King Fuad I.
• Tutankhamen discovered.
• Britain agrees to withdraw some troops from Egypt, but not from canal zone.

1930-40:

• Anti-British riots. Two dead, 88 hurt.
• Farouk becomes King. Anglo-Egyptian treaty signed.
• Farouk declared to be the Caliph.

1940-50:

• Italians bomb Suez Canal and enter Egypt from Libya.
• Britain forces King to reappoint a more Pro-British government.
• Premier Ahmed Maher Pasha is shot dead.
• Anti-British riots, bomb explodes in British Services Club in Alexandria.

1950-60:

• State of Emergency declared.
• Military coup. General Neguib comes to power. King Farouk leaves Egypt.
• Britain and Egypt discuss future of Suez Canal.
• Britain agrees to withdrawal of 65,000 servicemen.
• Nasser ousts Neguib.
• Israelis raid Egypt and held Gaza Strip.
• Britain and Egypt agree to independence of Sudan.
• Nasser assumes full executive powers and nationalise Suez Canal Company. Diplomatic problems force the withdrawal of the British and French armies. Israel keeps Gaza Strip.