Answer: a Frenchman built the Suez Canal, but it ultimately came under British control.
Explanation:
Due to a friendly relationship developed while he was a French diplomat, Ferdinand de Lesseps received a concession from Sa'id Pasha, the Khedive of Egypt and Sudan, to form a company to build a canal. After the British invasion of 1882, Britain gained control of the canal. Foreign control of the canal subsisted until the President of Egypt, Gamal Abdel Nasser, nationalized it in 1956.
Answer:
A Frenchman built the Suez Canal, but it ultimately came under British control.
Explanation:
The builder of the Suez Canal, Ferdinand de Lesseps, made negotiations with Egypt. Then, he organized a project to build a canal, because he realized how crucial it would be not to have to sail around Africa. He established a workforce, and built the canal. When the British invaded Egypt in 1882, they took the Canal with it.
