Gamal Abdel Nasser

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1Biography Born in January 15, 1918 in Alexandria, Egypt

Raised in a family of decent accommodations in the village of Beni Murr Educated in the Cairo Military Academy

2Biography (cont.)Strongly disliked the British army and never accepted their presence in Egypt, and participated in Anti-British rallies as a teenager During this time he became deeply interested in politicsIn 1937 he joined the Royal military academyDuring his attendance in the military academy, he was faced with intense discussions involving the grievances of poverty, imperialism, and the power of the landed aristocracy3Early lifeIn 1938 he joined the Egyptian army. Where he met Anwar Sadat and Zakara Molhi el DeenDuring this time Egypt was controlled by Britain which used King Farouk as a figurehead to make sure there will was doneDuring this period of time there was a lot of widespread corruption within the government and the barrier between rich and poor had become increasingly largerDuring this time nationalistic groups started to arrive began to rise to fight the injustice, which inspired Nasser 4Free officer movementIn 1939 Nasser became one of the founding member of the Free officers organization whose purpose was to stop British occupation. In 1950 Nasser became the leader of the organizationThey eventually started there own newspaper and eventually published their own manifesto which listed their ideals and stated the injustices of the current Egyptian monarchy

5CoupOn July 22, 1952, Nasser and his allies staged a military coup and the former Egyptian monarchy became a Republic. (The British had left 4 years later)The Free Officers exiled King Farouk Nasser remained in control of the Revolutionary Command Council and worked with the new prime minister Muhammad Naguib to policies for the new republic.It was the Revolutionary Command Council that had most of the power.Nasser takes controlAs time went on Nasser figured that he did not like the prime minister that much, since he would constantly side against Nasser and his allies.Only 2 years after the coup there was an assassination attempt on Nasser, believing it was the prime ministers idea he had Muhammad Naguib arrested and Nasser took the position of Prime ministerTwo years later Nasser was voted president and became leader of the Egyptian republic

Nasser takes control(cont)When Nasser became leader he banned all opposing political parties and integrated the more liberal parties into his.He ran the country through Socialism and Islam became the official religion of the nationThroughout his rule he kept a tight control on the politics of Egypt and keeping a tight grip on right wing supporters

Suez CanalSince the British were gone, Egypt had full control of the Suez canal which meant the end of western dominationThe control of the Canal by Egypt made England, France, and the United States furious. Which meant they would stop supporting Egypt especially in terms of firearms since they believed that Egypt would attack IsraelWith the loss of support from the west, Nasser turned to the Soviet Union to supply them with weapons.Soon enough a fight between Egypt and the trio of Israel, Britain, and France ensued

EgyptThe war ended up being stopped by the United Nations and the United States, and the United States worked to help with repairs to Egypt after the war in fear of Egypt going to the Soviet Union for support. The Egyptians maintained control of the canal, and with the money gained controlling the Canal and Nassers policies Egypt went had become a much wealthier nation.

In 1958 Nasser successfully United Egypt and Syria to become the United Arab republic, with Yemen joining later on, With Nasser as presidentIn 1961 the relationship with Syria broke off due to a military coup, and Yemen left soon after, which hurt his political standing.In 1967, Israel attacked Egypt and was victorious taking some of Egypts land, Nasser was so embarresed at the defeat he handed in his resignation, yet he was so popular with the people they asked him to stay.

DeathIn 1969 he waged another war with Israel that eventually ended with a ceasefire agreement in 1970. In the end Nasser did not gain back the land that was previously lostOn September 28, 1970, Nasser had died suddenly of a heart attack, with his death came a long period of morning throughout Egypt and within the Arab world alike. Though he was known for having a semi police state and censoring the media, to his people he was a patriot who ended the British occupation, and helped Egypt become a prosperous nation.

EmergenceAim: -remove British influence from Egypt-remove the Royal Family-establish a new government in which the army would have to take a lead inIdeology: -unification of Arabs-get rid of imperialism in the Arab World-left-wing nationalistupport:-used his influence in the Military Academy to express his views to young officers-anti-british demonstrators

EstablishmentMethods:-organized a bloodless revolt against the Royal Family and King Farouk - Gen. Neguib became leader but resigned due to his lack of political skill and chose Nasser to succeed himGovernment: - had established a very left-wing United Arab RepublicOpposition:-mainly members of the Muslim Brotherhood, Christian Egyptians(copts) and communists-had his opposition arrested -multiple leaders of the Brotherhood were executed-made Egypt an Islamic Nation thus many christians left

PoliciesPolitical:-reduced oil exports to Western Europe, formed the Revolution Command Council to keep military hold in governmentEconomical:-nationalize the Suez Canal for revenue, began construction of Aswan DamSocial:-redistributed land in Egypt, advocated Arab independence, raised average living standard

Foreign RelationsCreated great tension with Britain and France after nationalizing the Suez CanalLess dependent on Western aide through an arms treaty with Czechoslovakia After attacking Israel and being defeated, Egypt lost land

Comparing to HitlerGot rid of opposition when achieved powerVery strong nationalistic views and strived for the best for their countryUsed military to achieve dominanceBoth tried to increase military power to keep control of government

Comparing to HitlerGot rid of opposition when achieved powerVery strong nationalistic views and strived for the best for their countryUsed military to achieve dominanceBoth tried to increase military power to keep control of government

Contrasts to HitlerRight-wing ultra-nationalist Rose to power legally by being appointed chancellor, got rid of opposition and put his followers in the ReichstagUsed his personal army to kill enemies of the state and undesirablesWanted to remove Jews from Germany since they were the cause of the hardships

Contrasting to Hitler(cont.)Foreign policy- took over neighboring nations and forced Nazism on controlled-foreign nationsDeclared Germans were the master race and all else was inferiorKilled over 6,000,000 people during his rule

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