Name of Object:

Europeans leaving Alexandria (Egypt) during the antiforeign rioting in June 1882

Name in original language:

La partenza degli europei da Alessandria d’Egitto (da uno schizzo preso dal vero)

Location:

Rome, Italy

Holding Institution:

State Library of Modern and Contemporary History

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Holding Institution (original language):

Biblioteca di Storia Moderna e Contemporanea

Date of Object:

1882

Description:

Ahmed Urabi, an army colonel of peasant origins, led a protest movement in 1881 against European domination of Egypt’s affairs and in favour of placing constitutional limits on the Khedive’s power. In 1882 Urabi was appointed minister of war and started working for the creation of a national assembly.
In May 1882, Britain and France, concerned about access to the Suez Canal and intending to protect their financial interests in Egypt, sent a fleet to Alexandria, hoping to weaken Urabi’s nationalist movement. The presence of the fleet only worsened tensions. In June, anti-foreign rioting erupted in Alexandria and left several hundreds dead, including about 50 foreigners.
18,665 Italians were living in Egypt at the time, mostly in Alexandria and Cairo.

Archival or Bibliographical Reference:

L’Epoca, 12–13 July 1882

Citation of this web page:

Giulia Barrera "Europeans leaving Alexandria (Egypt) during the antiforeign rioting in June 1882" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;it;81;en

Prepared by: Giulia Barrera
Copyedited by: Anne Dowell

MWNF Working Number: IT1 081