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Gamal Abdel Nasser
Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein was an Egyptian military officer and revolutionary 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. Following a 1954 assassination attempt by a Muslim Brotherhood member, he cracked down on the organization, put President Mohamed Naguib under house arrest and assumed executive office. He was formally elected president in June 1956.
politics · President of Egypt from 1956 to 1970 · politician · military leader · revolutionary · president · military officer · also Gamal Abdel Nasser, Nasser, Gamal Abd al-Nasser, Gamal Abd el-Nasser, Gamal abd an-Nassir, Jamal Abd an-Nasir
Born 15 January 1918 · Died 28 September 1970 · Q39524
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“revocation in response to the”
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“now understands their courageous stand”
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“losing her this way was a shock so deep that time failed to remedy”
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“s family believed strongly in the”
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Goal: PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi breaks silence on Bradley Barcola’s future amid Liverpool & Arsenal transfer links
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saba.ye: Abdul Nasser High School for Gifted Students Honors Top Students in Republic
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Yahoo Sports: Nasser Al-Khelaifi addresses FIFA President rumors as Donald Trump backs Gianni Infantino
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Tribuna.com: PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi dreams of signing Barcelona defender Pau Cubarsí
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Yahoo Sports: ‘Very happy’ – PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi reveals whether he wants to replace Gianni Infantino at FIFA
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"nostalgia for Nasser is easily sensed in Egypt and all Arab countries today"
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Awarded Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo (2004).
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Resulted in the gradual establishment of splinter parties, including Hamdeen Sabahi's 1997 founding of Al-Karama
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Rabbi Goren claimed the two agreed to meet again when the time of peace comes
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Died 1970-09-28.
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“If the refugees return to Israel – Israel will cease to exist.”
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Also had arteriosclerosis, heart disease, and high blood pressure
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“We must fight our way to victory on a sea of blood and a horizon of fire.”
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The general public was persistently sympathetic both during and after Nasser's life
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“What was taken by force can only be retrieved by force.”
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“We are awaiting aggression by Israel and any supporters of Israel. We will make it a decisive battle and get rid of Israel once and for all… This is the dream of every Arab.”
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“The genius of you Americans is that you never make clear-cut stupid moves, only complicated stupid moves which make us wonder at the possibility that there may be something to them we are missing.”
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“We knew that by closing the Gulf of Aqaba it might mean war with Israel. [If war comes] it will be total and the objective will be to destroy Israel.”
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Considered Nasser his hero and sought to succeed him as "leader of the Arabs"
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Colonel Gaafar Nimeiry, a supporter of Nasser, took power in Sudan
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That intervention in Yemen was a "miscalculation"
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Awarded Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland (1967).
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Egypt (1967–1970).
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Started a bluffing game "but a successful bluff means your opponent must not know which cards you are holding
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Awarded Order of the White Lion (1966).
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As Egypt's economy slowed and government debt became increasingly burdensome, Nasser began to ease state control over the private sector, encouraging state-owned bank loans to private business and introducing incentives
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And 1969), and was on bed rest for six weeks after the second episode
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Awarded Order of the Republic (1965).
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Awarded Order of the Crown of the Realm (1965).
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Awarded Hero of the Soviet Union (1964).
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Nasser said that "no person, not even the most simple one, takes seriously the lie of the six million Jews that were murdered [in the Holocaust]
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Career landmark: Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement (1964–1970).
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Career landmark: chairperson of the Organisation of African Unity (1964–1965).
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Nasser was made president of the NAM and held the second conference of the organization in Cairo
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“no person, not even the most simple one, takes seriously the lie of the six million Jews that were murdered [in the Holocaust].”
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Egyptian director Youssef Chahine produced the film El Nasser Salah El Dine ("Saladin The Victorious"), which intentionally drew parallels between Saladin, considered a hero in the Arab world, and Nasser and his pan-Arab
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Nasser began a series of major socialist measures and modernization reforms in Egypt
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Nasser sought to firmly establish Egypt as the leader of the Arab world and to promote a second revolution in Egypt with the purpose of merging Islamic and socialist thinking
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Nasser nationalized the Egyptian press, which had already been cooperating with his government, in order to steer coverage towards the country's socioeconomic issues and galvanize public support for his socialist measure
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Egypt (1958–1962).
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Nasser had a key role in the discussions among African leaders that led to the establishment of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) in 1963
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That any closure of the Straits would be considered an act of war, or justification for war, but Nasser closed the Straits to Israeli shipping on 22–23 May
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Mainly for Israel, Europe, the United States and South America
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“s decision to nationalize the canal was a solitary decision, taken without consultation. On 26 July 1956, Nasser gave a speech in Alexandria announcing the nationalization of the Suez Canal Company as a means to fund the Aswan Dam project in light of the British–American withdrawal. In the speech, he denounced British imperialism in Egypt and British control over the canal company”
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1958 and 1965 in plebiscites in which he was the sole candidate, each time claiming unanimous or near-unanimous support
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Career landmark: President of Egypt (1956–1970).
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Awarded Order of the Yugoslav Star (1955).
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Egypt (1954–1954).
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Egypt (1954–1958).
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(the last British troops left on 13 June 1956), journalist Mohamed Hassanein Heikal asserts that Nasser made the final decision to nationalize the company that operated the waterway between 19 and 20 July
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Nasser married Tahia Kazem (1920–1992), the daughter of a wealthy Iranian father and an Egyptian mother, both of whom had died when she was young
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Over British high-handedness and was wounded three times in the Palestine War
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Nasser was posted to Khartoum, Sudan, which was part of Egypt at the time
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Secured him relatively well-paid employment in a society where most people lived in poverty
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Nasser applied to the Royal Military Academy for army officer training, but his police record of anti-government protest initially blocked his entry
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Nasser joined him and attended al-Nahda al-Masria school
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When he lived near the National Library of Egypt
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For a private boarding school in Helwan, and later returned to Alexandria to enter the Ras el-Tin secondary school and to join his father, who was working for the city's postal service
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Nasser went to Alexandria to live with his maternal grandfather and attend the city's Attarin elementary school
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Moved to Asyut and, in 1923, to Khatatba, where Nasser's father ran a post office
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Born 1918-01-15.
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Awarded Order of Merit.
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Awarded Order of the Nile.
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Awarded Order of Lenin.
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Awarded Order of the Crown of the Realm.
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Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta.
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Awarded Order of the Virtues.
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Awarded Order of the Republic.
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Studied at Cairo University.
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Career landmark: prime minister.
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Career landmark: Participated in Asian–African Conference (tournament / event).
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Studied at Egyptian Military College.
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