Vicomte Ferdinand Marie de Lesseps


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Noun1.Vicomte Ferdinand Marie de Lesseps - French diplomat who supervised the construction of the Suez Canal (1805-1894)Vicomte Ferdinand Marie de Lesseps - French diplomat who supervised the construction of the Suez Canal (1805-1894)
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The real change occurred during the ruling of Egyptian viceroy Said Pasha, who was very much interested in the project when the French diplomat and engineer Vicomte Ferdinand Marie de Lesseps presented it to him back in 1854.
Suez Canal: A cruise to the past

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