Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918-1970) was an Egyptian military officer and politician who served as president of Egypt from 1956 until his death in 1970. He was a leading figure in the Free Officers Movement that overthrew the Egyptian monarchy in 1952, and as president he nationalized the Suez Canal Company in 1956, triggering the Suez Crisis in which Egypt faced invasion by Britain, France and Israel before international pressure forced their withdrawal. A prominent advocate of pan-Arabism and non-alignment during the Cold War, he pursued state-led economic development and briefly united Egypt and Syria as the United Arab Republic from 1958 to 1961. His presidency also included the 1967 Six-Day War, in which Egypt and allied Arab states suffered a major military defeat against Israel, a setback from which his standing never fully recovered before his death three years later.
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RoleEgyptian military officer and revolutionary; second president of Egypt, 1954 to 1970 1 Death PlaceCairo, United Arab Republic 1 Role
Role (category) Role (category) Gamal Abdel Nasser
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Did Nasser offer to pay for the Suez Canal Company when he nationalized it?
Yes. He offered full economic compensation, but Britain and France objected to the loss of their influence.
Yes. Nasser announced the nationalization of the Suez Canal Company on 26 July 1956 and offered full economic compensation to the company, which had been a joint British and French enterprise since the canal was built in 1869. Britain and France were still outraged, because they had long been suspicious of his opposition to their continued political influence in the region. Nasser, for his part, resented what he saw as European efforts to keep up their colonial domination. The dispute led to the Suez Crisis later that year.
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Central figure in Arab League politics during the 1950s and 1960s, embodying the pan-Arab program the League pursued under his leadership of Egypt.
Nasser was one of the movement's founding leaders alongside Nehru, Tito, Sukarno and Nkrumah.
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Source Wikipedia: Six-Day War
Additional Source Wikipedia: Suez CrisisNationalisation of the Suez Canal section (speech)
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1. Gamal Abdel Nasser (Wikipedia)
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Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein (15 January 1918 - 28 September 1970) was an Egyptian military officer and revolutionary who served as the second president of Egypt from 1954 until his death in 1970.
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birth_place = Alexandria, Egypt
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death_place = Cairo, United Arab Republic
Gamal Abdel Nasser: Gender
Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918-1970) was an Egyptian military officer and politician who served as president of Egypt from 1956 until his death in 1970.
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Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein (15 January 1918 - 28 September 1970) was an Egyptian military officer and revolutionary who served as the second president of Egypt from 1954 until his death in 1970.
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Wikipedia: Suez Crisis
WikipediaParticipant In: Suez Crisis, Nationalisation of the Suez Canal section (speech)Quote, Participant In: Suez Crisis, Nationalisation of the Suez Canal section (speech)
in a speech in Alexandria, Nasser announced the nationalisation of the canal
Wikipedia: Six-Day War
WikipediaParticipant In: Six-Day War, Infobox: commander2Quote, Participant In: Six-Day War, Infobox: commander2
Abdel Hakim Amer Abdul Munim Riad Nureddin al-Atassi King Hussein Abdul Rahman Arif
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