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A military coup d'état known as the 1952 Revolution was caused by the then Egyptian King Farouk's political involvement and the turmoil due to British influence. -
After the 1952 Revolution, Egyptian Republic was forced with General Muhammad Naguib as the first President. -
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Egypt under the rule of President Gamal Abdel Nasser
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UK and France attacked Egypt to try to regain control of the Suez Canal after Pres. Nasser nationalized it. Egyptian military blocked the canal from all shipping by sinking 40 ships in the canal. However, Egypt was not victorious. -
The United Arab Republic was a sovereign union formed by Egypt and Syria. It was a loose confederation that dissolved in 1961 when Syra withdrew. -
The Six-Day War began when Israel preemptively attacked Egyptian airfields and invaded the Egyptian-ruled Sinia Peninsula and Gaza Strip. Involved in the conflict were Israel, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Iraq. After a quick Israeli victory leaving Egypt with over 20,000 casualties, pres. Nasser resigned out of embarrassment and shame. However, the Egyptian citizen protested his departure and he was reinstated shortly after. -
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Egypt Led by President Anwar Sadat
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Pres. Sadat makes the decision to cut times with the Soviet Union. In doing so, he then begins to align Egypt with the United States and its interests in the Cold War.
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Egypt and Syria launched an attack against the Israeli military occupying the Sinai Peninsula and the Golan Heights. The US and the USSR both became involved which lead to a larger international incident. There was then an UN-mandated ceasefire which ended the conflict in a military stalemate. However, this whole event left Pres. Sadat with a political victory that positioned him to regain Sinai during peace negotiations with Israel. -
Hosted by U.S. President Jimmy Carter at his presidential retreat, Camp David, both Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem met in secret and laid down agreements. Two framework agreements lead to peace between the two nations. -
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat became the first Arab leader to visit Israel. After his visit, Sadat pledges to "no more war, no more bloodshed, no more attacks . . . " -
First, the treaty made Egypt the first Arab state to officially recognize Israel. Next, Egypt agreed to demilitarize the Siani Peninsula, to allow Israeli ships passage through the Suez Canal, and recognize the Strait of Tiran and the Gulf of Aqaba as international waterways. as well, Israel agreed to recognize Palestinian inhabitants and their territories and give them ruling power over themselves rather than the Israeli military.
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During a parade in Cairo, President Sadat and six other officials were assassinated by members of the Egyptian Muslim Jihad. The method was grenades.
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After the assassination of Pres. Sadat, Mubarack who was vice president at the time took over the position. -
The organization, al-Gama's al Islamiyya targeted anyone it deemed an enemy from writers, intellectuals, tourists, and other foreigners. a-Gama'a's actions negatively affect the tourism industry in Egypt as well as the government and lives of those who the group needed to support it. One major incident occurs on November 17. 1997 when 62, mainly tourists, were killed near Luxor.
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On January 25, 2011, protests erupted in Egypt. The Egyptian government tried to thwart protesters by eliminating the internet and social media, the vehicle for protestor organizations.
On February 11th, Mubarak resigned. The military immediately dissolved parliament, suspended the Constitution, and promised to lift the nation's thirty-year "emergency laws". Essam Sharaf was appointed as Prime Minister on March 4th, but protests continued due to the slowness of promised reforms. -
in huge protests throughout the county, Egyptians began to protect Mubarak and his administration starting January 2011. Soon Mubarack realizing he has lost control of the county fled to Cairo and resigned.
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Morsi was the first democratically elected president of Egypt. -
Morsi was removed from power by General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, head of the Egyptian Armed Forces. Gen el-Sisi also suspended the constitution, called new presidential and Shura Council elections, and named Supreme Constitutional Court's leader, Adly Mansour as acting president. -
In a landslide election, El-Sisi won the presidential election with over 96% of the vote. Since taking over, President el-Sisi, Egypt has drastic actions to control the Gaza Strip border and dismantle the tunnels between the Gaza Strip and Sinai.
