and 1,600 others were wounded. The British government under Prime Minister David Lloyd George, sent a commission of inquiry, known as the "Milner Mission", to Egypt in December 1919, to determine the causes of the disorder, and to make a recommendation about the political future of the country. Lord Milner's report to Lloyd George, the Cabinet and King George V, published in February 1921, recommended that the protectorate status of Egypt was not satisfactory and should be abandoned. The revolts forced London to later issue a unilateral declaration of Egyptian independence on 28 February 1922. Aftermath The British government offered to recognize Egypt as an independent sovereign state, but with the British government holding on to these powers: the security of the communications of the British Empire in Egypt; defending Egypt against foreign aggression; and protecting foreign interests in Egypt and the Sudan. The Wafd Party drafted a new constitution in 1923 based on a parliamentary representative system. Egyptian independence at this stage was nominal, as British forces continued to be physically present on Egyptian soil. Moreover, Britain's recognition of Egyptian independence directly excluded Sudan, which continued to be administered as an Anglo-Egyptian condominium. Saad Zaghlul became the first popularly elected Prime Minister of Egypt in 1924. See also Egyptian revolution of 1952 2011 Egyptian revolution History of modern Egypt Mustafa Kamil Pasha Egyptian nationalism List of modern conflicts in the Middle East 1935–1936 protests in Egypt 1968 protests in Egypt 2000 uprising in Egypt Notes Further reading 1918 in Egypt 1919 in Egypt 20th-century revolutions Conflicts in 1919 Egyptian nationalism History of Egypt (1900–present) Nonviolent revolutions Protests in Egypt Revolutions in Egypt