Gamal Abdel Nasser came to power following the 1952 Egyptian Revolution, becoming the second President of Egypt and a champion of Pan-Arab nationalism. His nationalization of the Suez Canal in 1956 triggered the Suez Crisis, emerging politically triumphant as a hero in the Arab world. Navigating Cold War dynamics, he pursued non-aligned diplomacy while securing Soviet aid for major state-building projects like the Aswan High Dam. Despite the severe military setback in the 1967 Six-Day War, Nasser remained a central figure who dramatically influenced modern Middle Eastern history.
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Category
Element
Year
Gamal Abdel Nasser
1918
Birth of Gamal Abdel Nasser (Period: January 15, 1918, Location: Alexandria, Kingdom of Egypt (present-day Alexandria))
1940
Formation of the Free Officers Movement (Age: 21 years old, Period: Late 1940s–1949, Location: Egypt)
1944
Marriage (Gamal Abdel Nasser, Tahia Kazim, Age: 25 years old, Period: 1944, Location: Egypt, Cairo)
1948
Siege of Faluja (Age: 29 years old, Period: 1948–1949, Location: Palestine, Around Faluja)
1952
Egyptian Revolution of 1952 (Age: 34 years old, Period: July 23, 1952, Location: Egypt, Cairo)
1953
Establishment of the Republic of Egypt (Age: 35 years old, Period: June 18, 1953, Location: Egypt)
1954
Agreement on the Withdrawal of British Troops from Egypt (Age: 36 years old, Period: October 19, 1954, Location: Egypt, Cairo)
Manshiyya Square Assassination Attempt (Age: 36 years old, Period: October 26, 1954, Location: Manshiyya Square, Alexandria, Egypt)
1956
Appointment as President of Egypt (Gamal Abdel Nasser, Age: 38 years old, Period: June 23, 1956, Location: Egypt)
Nationalization of the Suez Canal Company (Age: 38 years old, Period: July 26, 1956, Location: Egypt, Alexandria)
1958
Establishment of the United Arab Republic (Age: 40 years old, Period: February 22, 1958, Location: Egypt, Cairo, Syria, Damascus)
1960
Construction of the Aswan High Dam (Age: 41 years old, Period: 1960–1970 (Major projects during Nasser regime), Location: Southern Egypt, Aswan)
1961
Participation in the Formation of the Non-Aligned Movement (Age: 42 years old, Period: 1961, Location: Yugoslavia, Belgrade)
1962
North Yemen Civil War (Age: 43 years old, Period: 1962–1970, Location: North Yemen)
1967
Resignation Announcement after the Six-Day War (Gamal Abdel Nasser, Age: 49 years old, Period: June 9, 1967, Location: Egypt, Cairo (Radio/TV Address))
1970
Mediation in the Jordanian Civil War (Black September, Age: 52 years old, Period: September 1970, Location: Jordan, Cairo)
Death of Gamal Abdel Nasser (Age: 52 years old, Period: September 28, 1970, Location: Cairo, Egypt)
Death of Nasser (Age: 52 years old, Period: September 28, 1970, Location: Egypt, Cairo)
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