Ruler · 1918 – 1970

Gamal Abdel Nasser

Lived 1918 – 1970; military leader, revolutionary, politician, military officer. President of Egypt (Egypt), 1956 – 1970; also in the line of Republic of Egypt and United Arab Republic. The atlas files them under United Arab Republic.

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Lived: 1918 – 1970; 52 years
In office: 14 years; one reign
Lines: 3; states
Left it: died in office; Wikidata's manner of death

President of Egypt

Egypt · the 2nd of 9 dated reigns · 1953 – 2014

Mohamed Naguib1953 – 1954

Gamal Abdel Nasser1956 – 1970

Zakaria Mohieddin1967

Anwar Sadat1970

Sufi Abu Taleb1981

4 after

died in officeleft alive by a regular roadstill in officeending not on recorda second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 1956 – 1970 · 14 years · came to it aged 38

Left it: died in officeWikidata's manner of death: natural causes; myocardial infarction

Following Egypt's defeat by Israel in the Six-Day War of 1967, Nasser resigned, but he returned to office after popular demonstrations called for his reinstatement.

Also in the line of Republic of Egypt (2nd of 2) and United Arab Republic.

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