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It depends upon what period of history you are talking about. In ancient times, the pharoahs were absolute monarchs. Then Egypt became a province in a number of empires: Persian, Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Arabian and Ottoman. Finally it developed its own Caliphate, the Fatimids. That came to an end at the end of the First World War, and Egypt became a British protectorate. In the 1950's Col. Nasser was a military dictator who took control of the country. The country has not moved far from military Dictatorship since, although their constitution has become more representative. And since the Arab spring, Egypt seems to be moving toward a truly representative democracy.

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