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  2. 1977 Egyptian bread riots - Wikipedia

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    The last straw that broke the camel's back were the rising prices of baladi bread. Baladi bread is Egypt's most consumed bread and it holds a 'considerable political weight' in the country, as it acts as the primary component of the Egyptian's people diet. [11] It is cheap bread and has been subsidized by the Egyptian government since 1941.

  3. Orange Group - Wikipedia

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    On 11 December 2009, Egypt's regulator approved an offer from a unit of France Telecom (Orange) to buy Mobinil. [41] In 2010, Orange's CEO, Didier Lombard, was replaced by Stéphane Richard. [ 42 ] The company was also reorganised internally, most notably with the arrival of former Culture Minister Christine Albanel as head of communications ...

  4. List of cities by GDP - Wikipedia

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    As of 2025, the New York metropolitan area is the world’s principal fintech and financial center [1] [2] and the largest metropolitan economy in the world, with a nominal gross metropolitan product of over US$2.5 trillion.

  5. History of Africa - Wikipedia

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    Egyptians smelted copper during the predynastic period, and bronze came into use after 3,000 BC at the latest [61] in Egypt and Nubia. Nubia became a major source of copper as well as of gold. [62] The use of gold and silver in Egypt dates back to the predynastic period. [63] [64]

  6. List of British generals and brigadiers - Wikipedia

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    Major-General Henry Richard Abadie (1841—1915), General Officer Commanding (GOC).; Major-General Herbert Edward Stacy Abbott (1814—1915), Indian Army; General Sir James Abbott (1807—1896), Indian Army

  7. 2011 Egyptian revolution - Wikipedia

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    In Egypt and other parts of the Arab world, the protests and governmental changes are also known as the 25 January Revolution (ثورة 25 يناير Thawrat 25 Yanāyir), Revolution of Freedom (ثورة حرية Thawrat Horeya) [40] or Revolution of Rage (ثورة الغضب Thawrat al-Ġaḍab), and, less frequently, [41] the Youth Revolution ...

  8. List of Egyptian Nobel laureates and nominees - Wikipedia

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    The following list are the nominees with verified nominations from the Nobel Committee and recognized international organizations. There are also other purported nominees whose nominations are yet to be verified since the archives are revealed 50 years after, [6] among them Nawal El Saadawi [7] [8] [نوال السعداوي] (for Literature), Sonallah Ibrahim [9] [ صنع الله ...

  9. Electronic music - Wikipedia

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    Its initial list price of $795 made it the first fully programmable synthesizer that sold for less than $1000. It had 8-voice polyphony with one Digitally controlled oscillator (DCO) per voice. The Casio CZ-101 was the first and best-selling phase distortion synthesizer in the Casio CZ line. Released in November 1984, it was one of the first ...