
Gamal Abdel Nasser
He was born on 15 January 1918 in Alexandria. He was an officer in the Egyptian army, Prime Minister and then President (1956-70) of Egypt.
became a famous leader of the Arab world, established the United Arab Republic (1958-61), 2 wars with Israel (1956, 1967)
While serving in the Egyptian army in Sudan, Nasser met three fellow officers Zakariyya Muhyi al-Din (Zakaria Mohieddine), later Vice-President of the United Arab Republic Abd al-hakim amir, later Field Marshal; and Anwar el-Sadat, who would succeed Nasser as President.
his main aim was to overthrow the royal family and transform the country into a republic.
after the success of the revolution, mohamed nagib was appointed president of egypt, then hw was dismissed, accused of treason and nasser was nominated for the presidential elections.
On 23 June 1956, 99.95 to elect Gamal Abdel Nasser as the first President of the Republic of Egypt. Nasser's new constitution.
A month later, the United States and Great Britain reversed their decision to finance a high dam on the Nile in the light of an Egyptian arms deal with the USSR.
Nasser nationalised the Suez Canal, using the tolls to pay for his plans for a large dam.
At the end of October 1956, Israel, Britain and France attacked Egypt. The Suez Canal was occupied, but the Soviets and the UN put pressure on Israel, Britain and France to withdraw, and the Suez Canal was left in 1957.
In 1958 he oversaw the unification of Egypt and Syria as the United Arab Republic, but in 1961 Syria withdrew from the entity.
In 1967, Egypt called for the withdrawal of peacekeepers from the Egyptian Sinai Peninsula. Egypt and five other Arab countries prepared for a united strike against Israel, but Israel attacked the Six Day War with the destruction of the Egyptian air force on 5 June. captured the whole of Sinai and crossed the Suez Canal. Nasser tried to resign, but the Egyptian people remained loyal to his return. After the Six Day War, Nasser accepted.
In July 1970, the Aswan High Dam was completed. Two months later, Nasser died of a heart attack in Cairo.
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