Gamal Abdel Nasser
15 January 1918 – 28 September 1970
Gamal Abdel Nasser was an Egyptian military officer and politician who served as the second president of Egypt. A leading figure of Arab nationalism and non-alignment, he nationalized the Suez Canal, promoted pan-Arab unity, and dominated Middle Eastern politics in the 1950s and 1960s.
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Life events
Born in Alexandria, Egypt, then under British occupation.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgCommissioned as an army officer after graduating from the Royal Military Academy in Cairo.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgOrganized the Free Officers Movement that overthrew King Farouk and ended the Egyptian monarchy.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgAssumed the presidency after being confirmed in a national referendum.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgNationalized the Suez Canal Company, triggering the Suez Crisis with Britain, France, and Israel.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgLed the political union of Egypt and Syria into the short-lived United Arab Republic.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgEgypt suffered a decisive defeat by Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War, after which he briefly resigned.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgDied of a heart attack in Cairo shortly after mediating an end to the Black September conflict in Jordan.
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