In Egypt, the clandestine revolutionary Free Officers Movement was founded by Colonel Gamal Abdul Nasser in the aftermath of Egypt's sense of national disgrace from the War of 1948. It was composed of young junior army officers committed to unseating the Egyptian monarchy and its British advisors. Nasser formed a coordinating committee (1949), of which he was acclaimed head (1950). The Free Officers Committee enlisted General Muhammad Naguib as a public figurehead in preparation for the successful coup of July 23, 1952. Gamal Abdel Nasser (Arabic: جمال عبد الناصر) Gamal Abdel Nasser (January 15, 1918 - September 28, 1970) was the second President of Egypt after Muhammad Naguib and is considered one of the most important Arab leaders in history. ... The History of Modern Egypt is generally accepted as beginning in 1882, when Egypt became a de facto British colony. ... Muhammad Naguib (center) sits beside Gamal Abd al-Nasser in this 1953 photograph Muhammad Naguib (محمد نجيب in Arabic; 20 February 1901 – 29 August 1984) was the first President of the Republic of Egypt. ... July 23 is the 204th day (205th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 161 days remaining. ... 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The nine men who had constituted themselves as the Committee of the Free Officers Movement and led the 1952 Revolution were Lieutenant Colonel Gamal Abdel Nasser, Major Abdel Hakim Amer, Lieutenant Colonel Anwar El-Sadat, Major Salah Salem, Major Kamal ad Din Husayn, Wing Commander Gamal Salem, Squadron Leader Hassan Ibrahim, Major Khalid Muhi ad Din, and Wing Commander Abd al Latif al Baghdadi. Major Husayn ash Shafii and Lieutenant Colonel Zakariyya Muhi ad Din joined the committee later. Nasser on Time magazine, 1958 Gamal Abdel Nasser (Arabic: جمال عبد الناصر) ‎ (January 15, 1918 – September 28, 1970) was the second President of Egypt after Muhammad Naguib and is considered one of the most important Arab leaders in history. ... Abdel Hakim Amer (1919-1967) was an Egyptian military general and political leader. ... Anwar Sadat Mohamed Anwar el-Sadat ( Arabic : محمد انور السادات ) (December 25, 1918 - October 6, 1981) was an Egyptian politician and President from 1970 to 1981. ...

Similar movements were organized by other Arab politicians seeking to mimick Nasser'a assent. For example, Libyan president Muammar al-Qaddafi used a similar group to overthrow the Libyan King Idris in 1969, and the leaders of the Syrian Ba'ath Party used a similar group to overthrow the Nasser organized union between Egypt and Syria (see United Arab Republic) in 1961. In Saudi Arabia during the 1960's the Saudi Prince Talal used a similar idea, the Free Princes Movement in an unsuccessful effort to overthrow his country's conservative monarchy. He was exiled to Egypt as a result and was given asylum by Nasser. Colonel Muammar al-Qaddafi Muammar Abu Minyar al-Qaddafi 1 (Arabic: معمر القذافي Mu`ammar al-Qadhdhāfī) (born circa 1942 near Sirte, Libya), has been the leader of Libya since 1969. ... Idris I (March 12, 1890 - May 25, 1983) was King of Libya from independence (December 24, 1951) until the coup detat on September 1, 1969 that brought Moammar Al Qadhafi to power. ... Bath Party flag The Arab Socialist Bath Party (also spelled Baath or Baath; Arabic: حزب البعث العربي الاشتراكي) was founded in 1945 as a radical, left-wing, secular Arab nationalist political party. ... Capital Cairo Created 1958 Dissolved 1961 Demonym Arab The United Arab Republic (Arabic: لجمهورية العربية المتحدة - al jumhuriya al-arabia al-muttahida) (UAR) was the state formed by the union between the republics of Egypt and Syria in 1958. ...

The Free Officers Movement can be seen in context in the entries for Nasser and Naguib. Gamal Abdel Nasser (Arabic: جمال عبد الناصر) Gamal Abdel Nasser (January 15, 1918 - September 28, 1970) was the second President of Egypt after Muhammad Naguib and is considered one of the most important Arab leaders in history. ... Muhammad Naguib (center) sits beside Gamal Abd al-Nasser in this 1953 photograph Muhammad Naguib (محمد نجيب in Arabic; 20 February 1901 – 29 August 1984) was the first President of the Republic of Egypt. ...

The name was consciously assumed by opposition leaders in Saddam Hussein's Iraq, led by Brigadier-General Najib al-Salihi, who signed a confederation agreement with the Assyrian National Congress on June 15, 2002. Saddam Hussein Wikinews has news related to this article: Saddam Hussein Saddām Hussein ʻAbd al-Majīd al-Tikrīti, sometimes spelled Hussayn or Hussain; (Arabic صدام حسين عبد المجيد التكريتي; born April 28, 1937 ) was President of Iraq from 1979 until his removal and capture after the 2003 invasion of Iraq. ...

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• Armed Conflicts events Data: Egypt Coup 1952