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Gamal Abdel Nasser

Egyptian president who nationalized the Suez Canal and championed Arab unity.

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Gamal Abdel Nasser

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Gamal Abdel Nasser was born on 15 January 1918 in Bakos, Alexandria, Egypt.[1][2] Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal Company in 1956 to fund the Aswan Dam project.[3][4] After the neutralization of his opponents, Nasser assumed unchallenged leadership of Egypt.[5]

Life and work

In 1935, Nasser led a student demonstration against British rule and was grazed by a policeman's bullet.[6][2] He applied to the Royal Military Academy in 1937 after his police record initially blocked entry.[7] Nasser served as a staff officer in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War and was deputy commander of forces securing the Faluja pocket.[8] He organized the Free Officers' founding committee and was unanimously elected its chairman.[9]

The Free Officers launched their revolution on 22 July 1952, seizing control of government buildings and army headquarters.[10] Nasser assumed the role of deputy prime minister after the monarchy was abolished in June 1953.[11][10] He became Egypt's undisputed leader after a 1954 assassination attempt by a Muslim Brotherhood member backfired.[12][11][5] Until 1924, Nasser was a pupil at a school for children of railway staff; thereafter, he resided with his uncle in Cairo.[5]

What the cited sources add

Dr. Hoda Gamal Abdel-Nasser's biographical sketch states Nasser was born at 18 Qanawat Street in the Bacchus district of Alexandria.[2] The same source notes Nasser joined the nursery school of Muharram Bek in Alexandria before moving to Khatatba.[2] Nasser learned of his mother's death during a summer visit in 1926, discovering the news on his own.[2] The Bibliotheca Alexandrina account records that Nasser played the role of Julius Caesar at his school's annual party in 1935.[2]

A BBC News report from 26 July 1956 states Nasser announced the nationalization law had been published in the official gazette.[4] The same BBC article notes Nasser said 120,000 Egyptians had died building the canal.[4]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Gamal Abdel Nasser" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: حسام الدين الأمير, "Gamal Abdel Nasser's Egyptian ID card"; ; ; Aburish, 2004, p. 12.; Stephens, 1972, p. 22.; ; Rushdi, "The President's Mother!", Youm7, 27 April 2011; ; ; ; (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Abdel Nasser, "A Historical Sketch of Gamal Abdel Nasser", Bibliotheca Alexandrina. facts only, no text reused. nasser.bibalex.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Gamal Abdel Nasser" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: ; ; ; "1956: Egypt Seizes Suez Canal", BBC News, 26 July 1956 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  4. "1956: Egypt Seizes Suez Canal", BBC News, 26 July 1956. facts only, no text reused. news.bbc.co.uk
  5. Wikipedia, "Gamal Abdel Nasser" (CC BY-SA 4.0) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Gamal Abdel Nasser" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Abdel Nasser, "A Historical Sketch of Gamal Abdel Nasser", Bibliotheca Alexandrina; ; Abdel Nasser, "A Historical Sketch of Gamal Abdel Nasser", Bibliotheca Alexandrina; ; Abdel Nasser, "A Historical Sketch of Gamal Abdel Nasser", Bibliotheca Alexandrina; ; Abdel Nasser, "A Historical Sketch of Gamal Abdel Nasser", Bibliotheca Alexandrina; ; Abdel Nasser, "A Historical Sketch of Gamal Abdel Nasser", Bibliotheca Alexandrina (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Gamal Abdel Nasser" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: ; ; ; ; ; (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "Gamal Abdel Nasser" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: ; ; ; Sharon, "Warrior: An Autobiography", Simon and Schuster, 2002; "מבצע חורב 1949 – תחילתה של הפסקת אש עם מצרים" (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  9. Wikipedia, "Gamal Abdel Nasser" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: ; ; (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  10. Wikipedia, "Gamal Abdel Nasser" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: ; ; ; (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  11. Wikipedia, "Gamal Abdel Nasser" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: ; ; ; ; (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  12. Wikipedia, "Gamal Abdel Nasser" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: ; (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Gamal Abdel Nasser (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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From the source: “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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From the source: “Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein was born in Bakos, Alexandria, Egypt on 15 January 1918, a year before the tumultuous events of the Egyptian Revolution of 1919.”

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