Eastern Mediterranean, 29 Nov 1947: UN Partition Plan for Palestine
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15 Sep 1946Bulgaria is proclaimed
a people’s republic

Jan 1947British troops in Egypt
withdraw to Suez canal

10 Feb 1947Italian Dodecanese
Islands ceded to Greece

Mar 1947Truman Doctrine sets
policy of containment
against Soviet Communism

15 May–3 Sep 1947UN Special Committee
investigates situation
in Palestine

18 Jul 1947British stop Exodus 1947
with 4,515 Jewish refugees
en route to Palestine

Aug 1947India and Pakistan
gain independence
from Britain