biography
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Ahmed Arabi
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also known as Arabi Pasha
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pronunciation:
[ahmed arabee]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1839–1911)
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| biography:
| Egyptian soldier and nationalist leader. He was the leader of a movement against the khedive, Tewfik Pasha, in 1881 which led to the setting up of a nationalist government. The British intervened to protect their financial interests in Egypt, and he was defeated at Tel-el-Kebir (1882) and exiled to Ceylon. He was pardoned in 1901. |
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