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Gamal Abdel Nasser was:

  • The president of Egypt (1956-1970).
  • Prime minister from 1954-1956.
  • Born in Alexandria, Egypt on January 15, 1918 Died 28th September 1970 of a heart attack.

He led the coup that removed King Farouk and led to social reform and modernization in Egypt.

He promoted pan-Arabism and had plans of uniting all Arab countries and taking back power from the European powers in the Arab region.

He nationalized the Suez Canal away from its French and British stockholders.

He started the Aswan High Dam and the Helwan steelworks.

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