The immediate cause: the transfer of Abd al-Al Hilmi
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03The immediate cause: the transfer of Abd al-Al Hilmi
The immediate cause was the transfer of Colonel Abd al-Al Bey Hilmi, commander of a division (alay), to thewar officeand the appointment ofone of the Circassians in his place — taken as ademotion.
The Egyptian officersgathered at Ahmed Urabi's house (January 1881)to discuss their condition, andUrabi took the leadof the officers' demands movement.
They wrote apetition demanding that the head of the ministry dismiss the Turkish war minister Othman Rifqi and appoint an Egyptian in his place.
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