No, but it gave Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser the position of leader of the Arab World, at least in spirit.
Saddam Hussein of Iraq a leader in the Arab world
Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt became a leader in the Arab world as a result of the Suez Crisis.
The Suez Canal opened in November 1869. The date is unknown.
Eisenhower
He nationalized the Suez Canal
Answer this question… What was the Soviet Union's main motivation for providing military support to Egypt during the Suez Canal crisis?
Einsenhower refused to support his western allies attempts to take the canal.
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The Suez Canal crisis
Gamal Abdel Nassser nationalized the Suez Canal and Eisenhower did not help Western allies when they seized control of the canal
The crisis came to a head when Egypt nationalized the Suez Canal, and then closed it to Israeli shipping. Egypt also blockaded the Gulf of Aqaba.
The British and French challenging of Egyptian President Nasser's nationalization of the Suez Canal