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Day Of Birth
The birthday of Jamal Nasser. Born in the village Bani Mor, near Assyut. -
Education Begins At Royal Military Academy.
1938: Begins his education at the Royal Military Academy in Cairo. -
Graduates Military School, Joins Army In Sudan.
1939: Graduates from the Royal Military Academy, serves in the army in Sudan. -
Participation As Major In First Palestinian War.
1948: Participates in the First Palestinian War with the ranks of major. -
Joins the Free Officers.
1949: Joins the Free Officers-----a group composed of young junior army officers committed to unseating the Egyptian monarchy and its British advisors. -
Military Promotion.
1950: Promoted to colonel in military status. -
Nasser Kicks Out King Faruk With Free Officers.
1952 July 22: The Free Officers stage a coup that deposes King Faruk. -
Nasser Bans The Muslim Brotherhood.
1954 February: Nasser has the Muslim Brotherood banned, doing this without consulting Naguib. -
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Nasser Beccomes Prime Minister.
1954-1956: Gamal Nasser Becomes Prime Minister Of Egypt. -
Nasser Becomes President.
1956.The Year Nasser Was Elected As President. -
Nasser Leads The UAR
1958: Egypt and Syria form the United Arab Republic, with Nasser as the head. This was at this time considered as the first step towards Arab unity. -
UAR Breaks up. Nasser's Group Is Broken.
1961: The United Arab Republic breaks up, after a coup in Syria. Nasser kept the name although only Egypt was member of the united republic. -
Gamal Backs Down
May 18, 1967 Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser orders the United Nations Emergency Force to leave Sinai. -
Nasser Launches War Of Attrition
1968 June: Nasser launches the so-called War of Attrition. -
Nasser Calls Off Fight With Israel.
1970 August 7: Agrees to end fighting with Israel. -
The Day Of Death
September, 28, 1970:The Day Nasser Suffered A Fatal Heart Attack. -
Nasser Dies Dropping Presidency
1970: Nasser Dies Forcing Government To Re-Elect New President, Anwar Sadat.