Timeline Sunday 9 March 1919

Events on Sunday 9 March 1919 1

• 1919 Egyptian Revolution of 1919 Mass uprising against British rule Widespread protests, strikes, and demonstrations erupted across Egypt after British authorities exiled nationalist leader Saad Zaghlul, who had demanded Egyptian independence at the Paris Peace Conference. The unrest forced Britain to eventually negotiate and unilaterally declare Egyptian independence in 1922.