History A-Level

Sir Evelyn Baring

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Consul-General from 1883 to 1907 who effectively ruled Egypt, reforming finances, irrigation and education, but whose policies favoured British interests and increased Egyptian resentment.

Pearson Edexcel · Paper 3, Option 35.1: Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763–1914 - 5 The Nile valley, 1882–98 (study guide)

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Paper 3, Option 35.1: Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763–1914 - 5 The Nile valley, 1882–98 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)

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