04/25/1859 AD broke ground
The first blow of the pickaxe was given by Lesseps at Port Said.
During the following ten years, Lesseps had to overcome the continuing opposition of the British government preventing the Sultan from approving the construction of the canal, and at one stage he even had to seek the support of his cousin, Empress Eugenie, to persuade the Emperor Napoleon III to act as arbitrator in the disputes.
Subjects Who or What broke ground?
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Ferdinand de Lesseps French diplomat and late...
Objects To Whom or What was broke ground?
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Suez Canal (قَنَاةُ ٱلسُّوَيْسِ, Qanātu s-Suways) An artificial sea-level ...
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