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So Ahmad Rifaat Pasha was the heir presumptive to the Khedivate of Egypt in the 1850's. However, he drowned in an accident in 1858 and the crown passed on to his nephew, Ismail Pasha (aka. the guy that launched a disastrous war against Ethiopia and plunged the country into massive debt) instead.

Had Ahmad Rifaat lived, what reforms would he enact through his reign? Would he launch a costly war for Ethiopia? What about the debts incurred by the Egyptian government, would they be paid back?
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