The 1935–1936 protests in Egypt were a nationwide revolution and mass uprising against British influence in Egypt. Student demonstrations demanded independence after plans by the Egyptian government to annex all of Egypt and the signing of a peace treaty. Moreover, the 1923 constitution became inapplicable. The protests were the first national uprising since the Egyptian Revolution of 1919. They were also the most violent and widespread. Massive demonstrations and pro-Democratic riots were first waged as a wave of nationwide protests and civil disobedience against the provincial government. Meanwhile, British influence in the country fueled the unrest.
Pro-war university strikes and anti-British protests in November 1935 were met with force by the Egyptian government, including live ammunition and rubber bullets. Anti-British and anti-government democratic opposition remonstrances continued and escalated into riots. Consequently, these snowballed into a full-scale revolution with fighting between demonstrators and the military. Mass protests spread nationwide in January–February despite a violent crackdown. Large-scale strike actions were deplored across Egypt, like Helwan, Hurghada, and Port Said. Over 100 protesters were killed in the clashes, intense crackdown, and the fighting among crowds and the military. This happened while authorities attempted to quell the mass uprising.