Egypt in the 21st Century
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Bruce Rutherford
• 1952 dissa8sfied Army Officers overthrew King Farouk
(Bri8sh Installed & supported)
• Gamal Abdel Nasser (President 1956‐1970)
– Charisma8c leader
– Champion of Arab na8onalism & Arab Socialism
– Suppressed all poli8cal opposi8ons (including the Muslim
fraternitat)
– Kept a 8ght control on the economy and poli8cal life
(na8onalized most private businesses)
– 1967 war with Israel
– Economy went from bad to worse under Nasser
– Now, Nasser is a cult figure through the Arab world &
Àfrica
arxivat: Egipte • representat • germans musulmans • Estudis & investigacions
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