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Disraeli secures British Strategic Interests
The Suez Canal Company was a joint stock company owned by French shareholders and the Khedive of Egypt.
- The Khedive was the Ottoman ruler of Egypt
The Khedive had tried to modernise his country and armed forces but had run out of money to fund these ventures.
He put his 44% stake up for sale to the highest bidder in 1876