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What seemingly made him Al Rayyes in the Arab world, of course, was the nationalization of the Suez Canal in 1956 (to understand how this is viewed as a seminal event in modern Arab history, see the 1996 Egyptian documentary Nasser ’56).
Rayyes supported Arab nationalist movements in the 1950s and Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt both during and after the United Arab Republic. Rayyes supported the 1963 Syrian coup d'état but once their power was established, the Baath party closed Barada.
Nasser and the State 11. Nasser’s Economic and Social Policy 12. The Lure of Arab Nationalism 13. The Challenge of Israel Part IV: El Rayyes 14. Nasser, Chief of the Egyptians 15. The Rhetoric of Revolution 16. The Coming of the Despot Part V: The Personality of Nasser and his Impact on Egypt 17. Nasser in the Mirror 18. The Impact of Nasser ...
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Feb 26, 1991 · The Arab world had been brought to its knees that day in 1967 when Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser admitted that the pan-Arab army that was supposed to "drive Israel into the sea" had ...
Jan 21, 1973 · book The Cairo Documents. The Inside Story of Nasser and His Relationship With World Leaders, Rebels, and Statesmen, by M H Heykal with introduction by E R F Sheehan, revd by E Pace; illus
Apr 27, 2004 · 117 ratings14 reviews. Nasser is a definitive and engaging portrait of a man who stood at the center of this continuing clash in the Middle East. Since the death of Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser in 1970 there has been no ideology to capture the imagination of the Arab world except Islamic fundamentalism.
Apr 22, 2024 · Gamal Abdel Nasser (born January 15, 1918, Alexandria, Egypt—died September 28, 1970, Cairo) was an Egyptian army officer, prime minister (1954–56), and then president (1956–70) of Egypt who became a controversial leader of the Arab world, creating the short-lived United Arab Republic (1958–61), twice fighting wars with Israel (1956 ...
