Ferdinand de Lesseps person
also: Lesseps
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Ferdinand de Lesseps met_with
James A. de Rothschild documented
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“We know, for example, that Lesseps approached James seeking support for his canal project as early as June 1854—five months before he secured the necessary concession from the Khedive— but was rebuffed.…”
source: book — The House of Rothschild, Volume 2: The World's Banker, 1849-1999 · ch. NINE “On the Side of Imperialism” (1874-1885)
Ferdinand de Lesseps proposed
Ottoman Empire documented
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“Lesseps, on the verge of bankruptcy, had been touting around the idea of selling the canal to one or more of the European powers since 1871, but the Ottoman government vetoed all the schemes mooted…”
source: book — The House of Rothschild, Volume 2: The World's Banker, 1849-1999 · ch. NINE “On the Side of Imperialism” (1874-1885)
Ferdinand de Lesseps worked_for
Suez Canal Company documented
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“Lesseps, whose company has the remaining shares...…”
source: book — The House of Rothschild, Volume 2: The World's Banker, 1849-1999 · ch. NINE “On the Side of Imperialism” (1874-1885)
Ferdinand de Lesseps worked_for
France documented
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“Lesseps, whose company has the remaining shares, backed by the French whose agent he was...…”
source: book — The House of Rothschild, Volume 2: The World's Banker, 1849-1999 · ch. NINE “On the Side of Imperialism” (1874-1885)