Memory of the day: Opening of the National Theater in Egypt after its renovation in 1986

CAIRO – 2 January 2022: In the following lines, ET sheds light on the most important world events that took place on January 2.

1492 - The end of Islamic rule in Iberia with the fall of Granada and the surrender of its king, Abu Abdullah Muhammad XII.

1865 - Khedive Ismail establishes the National Authority for Egyptian Post.

1946 - King Zogo I of Albania abdicates the throne while retaining his right to it and remains in Alexandria due to his inability to return to his country, which was controlled by the communists.

1947 - Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi begins a march for peace in India after signs of civil war emerged between Hindus and Muslims in the Indian subcontinent as independence from British occupation approaches.

1986 - The opening of the National Theater in Egypt after its renovation.

2009 - Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al-Mualla takes over the rule of the Emirate of Umm Al-Quwain, succeeding his father, Sheikh Rashid bin Ahmed Al-Mualla.