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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 un…
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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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2026· 12 entries
Ahram Online: Nasser Social Bank offers financing for up to 100% of school fees - Society - Egypt
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“our basic objective will be to destroy Israel”
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“revocation in response to the”
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“now understands their courageous stand”
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“s family believed strongly in the”
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“losing her this way was a shock so deep that time failed to remedy”
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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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2008· 1 entry
"nostalgia for Nasser is easily sensed in Egypt and all Arab countries today"
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2004· 2 entries
Won: South Africa with Foreign honours (2004).
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Awarded Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo (2004).
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2002· 1 entry
“Dikutip dari Esposito, J. L., dan Voll, J. O. (2002) Tokoh Kunci Gerakan Islam Kontemporer. [Makers of Contemporary Islam] Diterjemahkan oleh Hariyanto, S., Sukono dan Rohimah, U. Jakarta: PT RajaGrafindo Persada. Halaman 87. ISBN 979-421-877-4”
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1995· 1 entry
Resulted in the gradual establishment of splinter parties, including Hamdeen Sabahi's 1997 founding of Al-Karama
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1971· 1 entry
Rabbi Goren claimed the two agreed to meet again when the time of peace comes
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1970· 20 entries
Died 1970-09-28.
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“Nâsır: Yürüyen her bir kadın!”
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The general public was persistently sympathetic both during and after Nasser's life
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Also had arteriosclerosis, heart disease, and high blood pressure
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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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“What was taken by force can only be retrieved by force.”
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“If the refugees return to Israel – Israel will cease to exist.”
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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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“We must fight our way to victory on a sea of blood and a horizon of fire.”
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“Dikemukakan oleh Hassan Hanafi.”
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“Slogan atılıyor: Gericiliğe hayır, İhvan'a hayır! Din ticaretine hayır! Gericiliğe hayır, İhvan'a hayır! Din ticaretine hayır!”
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“Dinleyicilerden kahkahalar yükselir.”
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“Dinleyicilerden biri diyor: Kendi taksın!”
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“Nâsır ve dinleyiciler güler. Spontane alkışlar kopar.”
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“Nâsır: Ve ona dedim ki, eğer bunu bir kanun haline getirirsem, insanların gündüz yürümesini yasaklayan ve sadece geceleri yürümeye izin veren Hâkim-Biemrillâh'ın günlerine döndüğümüzü söyleyecekler ...”
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“Dinleyicilerden kahkahalar.”
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“Nâsır: ... ve benim görüşüme göre her insan kendi evinde kurallara kendisi karar verir. O da "Hayır, lider olarak [tesettürü zorunlu kılmaktan] sen sorumlusun" diye yanıtladı. Ona dedim ki, "Senin tıp fakültesinde okuyan bir kızın var ve başörtüsü takmıyor. Taktırmamışsın, neden?”
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“Dinleyicilerden alkışlar ve tezahüratlar.”
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“Nâsır: Sen bir kadına, ki o kadın senin kızın, başörtüsü taktıramamışken, benden on milyon kadına başörtüsü taktırmamı mı istiyorsun?”
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1969· 2 entries
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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1968· 1 entry
That intervention in Yemen was a "miscalculation"
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1967· 4 entries
Awarded Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland (1967).
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Won: Finland with Foreign honours (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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1966· 4 entries
Won: Czechoslovakia with Foreign honours (1966).
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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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1965· 5 entries
Won: Malaysia with Foreign honours (1965).
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Awarded Order of the Crown of the Realm (1965).
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Won: Tunisia with Order of Lenin (1965).
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Won: East Germany with Foreign honours (1965).
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Awarded Order of the Republic (1965).
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1964· 7 entries
Won: Singapore with Foreign honours (1964).
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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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“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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Nasser was made president of the NAM and held the second conference of the organization in Cairo
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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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1963· 1 entry
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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1962· 1 entry
Nasser began a series of major socialist measures and modernization reforms in Egypt
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1961· 1 entry
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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1960· 1 entry
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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1958· 2 entries
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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1957· 1 entry
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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1956· 4 entries
Career landmark: President of Egypt (1956–1970).
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Mainly for Israel, Europe, the United States and South America
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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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“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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1955· 2 entries
Awarded Order of the Yugoslav Star (1955).
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Won: Yugoslavia with Order of Lenin (1955).
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1954· 5 entries
(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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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Egypt (1954–1954).
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Although he was a proponent of secular politics, Nasser was an observant Muslim who made the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca in 1954 and 1965.
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“Nâsır: Bunları yapmamız mümkün değildi tabii. Bunlardan sonra, 1954'te, din adı altında aldatmaya ve suikast girişimine başladılar ve devrim mahkemesinde yargılandılar.”
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Egypt (1954–1958).
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1953· 2 entries
“Nâsır: Partiler kapatıldı ve Müslüman Kardeşler partisi ile çarpıştık. 4 yıl içerisinde, 1953 ve 1954 yıllarında Müslüman Kardeşler o dönemde devrim ihtimalini etkilemek ve devrim üzerinde vesayet kurmak istediler. İhtilaf yaşadık, bize savaş ilan ettiler. 26 Ekim 1954'te İskenderiye'de bana ateş açtılar. Çatışma başladı ve Müslüman Kardeşler partisinin terör üyeleri tutuklandı.”
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A skilled orator, Nasser gave 1,359 speeches between 1953 and 1970, a record for any Egyptian head of state.
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1944· 1 entry
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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1943· 1 entry
She had been introduced to Nasser through her brother, Abdel Hamid Kazim, a merchant friend of Nasser's, in 1943.
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1942· 1 entry
Over British high-handedness and was wounded three times in the Palestine War
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1941· 1 entry
Nasser was posted to Khartoum, Sudan, which was part of Egypt at the time
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1937· 3 entries
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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Secured him relatively well-paid employment in a society where most people lived in poverty
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Nasser's entry into the officer corps in 1937 secured him relatively well-paid employment in a society where most people lived in poverty.
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1933· 2 entries
When he lived near the National Library of Egypt
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Nasser joined him and attended al-Nahda al-Masria school
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1929· 1 entry
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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1928· 1 entry
Nasser went to Alexandria to live with his maternal grandfather and attend the city's Attarin elementary school
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1921· 1 entry
Moved to Asyut and, in 1923, to Khatatba, where Nasser's father ran a post office
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1918· 1 entry
Born 1918-01-15.
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