What the records say
- When
- 18 Jan 1977 – 19 Jan 1977
- Kind
- Riot
- Coordinates
- 27.76° N, 31.67° E
- Description
- widespread civil unrest over food subsidies
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1977 Egyptian bread riots
Widespread civil unrest over food subsidies
The Egyptian "bread riots" of 1977 were a spontaneous uprising against the increase in commodities' prices on the 18th and 19 January after the Egyptian government cut subsidies for basic foodstuff.
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