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Location: Fimreite Sogn og Fjordane Norway

Gorst, who is less autocratic than Cromer, …

Years: 1900 - 1911
Gorst, who is less autocratic than Cromer, has to face a growing Egyptian nationalism that demands British evacuation from the country.

Gorst's attempt to create a "moderate" nationalism ultimately fails because the nationalists refuse to make any compromises over independence and because Britain considers any concession to the nationalists a sign of weakness.