20th century – 20th century
Egypt
The Wafd Party emerged from Sa'd Zaghlul’s attempt to send an Egyptian delegation to the Versailles Peace Conference after the First World War. Its purpose was to negotiate Egypt’s return to independence, linking wartime political expectations with a renewed nationalist movement. The episode placed Egyptian self-government at the centre of postwar political demands.
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The Story
After the First World War, Sa'd Zaghlul attempted to send an Egyptian delegation, or Wafd, to the Versailles Peace Conference. The delegation sought to negotiate Egypt’s return to independence, presenting Egyptian self-government as a question that should be addressed in the postwar settlement.
The name Wafd Party derived from this delegation. The political movement therefore linked an institutional organization to a specific diplomatic initiative and to the wider international language of self-determination circulating after the war.
The Egyptian case formed part of a broader North African response to the apparent contradiction between Allied declarations concerning oppressed peoples and the continued denial of independence to territories under Allied rule. The Wafd’s formation marked an important articulation of this postwar nationalist claim.
20th century – 20th century
Egypt
The Wafd Party emerged from Sa'd Zaghlul’s attempt to send an Egyptian delegation to the Versailles Peace Conference after the First World War. Its purpose was to negotiate Egypt’s return to independence, linking wartime political expectations with a renewed nationalist movement. The episode placed Egyptian self-government at the centre of postwar political demands.
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The Story
After the First World War, Sa'd Zaghlul attempted to send an Egyptian delegation, or Wafd, to the Versailles Peace Conference. The delegation sought to negotiate Egypt’s return to independence, presenting Egyptian self-government as a question that should be addressed in the postwar settlement.
The name Wafd Party derived from this delegation. The political movement therefore linked an institutional organization to a specific diplomatic initiative and to the wider international language of self-determination circulating after the war.
The Egyptian case formed part of a broader North African response to the apparent contradiction between Allied declarations concerning oppressed peoples and the continued denial of independence to territories under Allied rule. The Wafd’s formation marked an important articulation of this postwar nationalist claim.
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