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Mohamed Hussein Tantawi
Muhammad Hussein Tantawi Soliman was an Egyptian field marshal and politician. He was the commander-in-chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces and, as chairman of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, was the de facto head of state from the ousting of President Hosni Mubarak on 11 February 2011 until the inauguration of Mohamed Morsi as president of Egypt on 30 June 2012.
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politics · Egyptian Field marshal and former statesman (1935–2021) · politician · military personnel · general field marshal · also Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, Muhammad Hussein Tantawy, Mohamed Hussein Tantawy Soliman, Mohamed Hussein Tantawi Soliman, Tantawi
Born 31 October 1935 · Died 21 September 2021 · Q45917
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2021· 1 entry
Died 2021-09-21.
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2011· 2 entries
Tantawi was seen as a possible contender for the Egyptian presidency
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Career landmark: Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement (2011–2012).
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1991· 2 entries
Also commanded an Egyptian Army unit in the U
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Career landmark: Defense Minister (1991–2012).
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1961· 1 entry
And commanded an infantry company in Yemen during the North Yemen Civil War
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1952· 1 entry
And received his commission as an Army officer on 1 April 1955 in the infantry
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1935· 1 entry
Born 1935-10-31.
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