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Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein (15 January 1918 – 28 September 1970) was an Egyptian military officer and politician who served as the second president of Egypt from 1954 until his death in 1970. Nasser led the Egyptian revolution of 1952 and introduced far-reaching land reforms the following year.
Gamal Abdel Nasser (born January 15, 1918, Alexandria, Egypt—died September 28, 1970, Cairo) was an Egyptian army officer, prime minister (1954–56), and then president (1956–70) of Egypt who became a controversial leader of the Arab world, creating the short-lived United Arab Republic (1958–61), twice fighting wars with Israel (1956 ...
This documentary paints a nuanced portrait of the charismatic President Nasser, from the 1950s to his brutal death in 1970. Using numerous eyewitness accounts, it retraces the great battles that...
Fifty years after his death, the Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser still casts a long shadow over Arab politics. A symbol of defiance in the age of decolonization, Nasser transformed his country but never gave its people control of the system that ruled them.
Nasser’s outstanding accomplishment was his survival for 18 years as Egypt’s political leader, despite the strength of his opponents: communists, Muslim extremists, old political parties, rival military cliques, dispossessed landowners, supporters of Naguib, and what was left of the foreign colony.
Gamal Abdel Nasser, also spelled Jamāl ʿAbd al-Nāsir, (born Jan. 15, 1918, Alexandria, Egypt—died Sept. 28, 1970, Cairo), Egyptian army officer who was prime minister (1954–56) and president (1956–70) of Egypt. In his youth, he took part in anti-British demonstrations.
The history of Egypt under Gamal Abdel Nasser covers the period of Egyptian history from the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, of which Gamal Abdel Nasser was one of the two principal leaders, spanning Nasser's presidency of Egypt from 1956 to his death in 1970.
Dec 28, 2023 · Nasser retaliated by targeting pro-western rulers in the region and trying to build an alternative bloc, which led to a prolonged proxy conflict known as the Arab cold war.
Leader of the Revolution of July 1952, Gamal Abdel Nasser is considered the first Egyptian Republic elected president after the rule of King Farouk. He was a pioneer for liberation movements in the Middle East and African countries, and he was one of the founders of the Non-Alignment Movement.
Dec 4, 2023 · Gamal Abdel Nasser, a towering figure in Egyptian history, is widely regarded as a national hero whose impact reverberates far beyond the borders of his homeland. Born in 1918, Nasser’s journey from a humble background to the presidency is a testament to his leadership skills and commitment to the betterment of Egypt.
