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Revolution of 1952
A group of dissafected army officers led by Muhammed Naguib and Gamal Abdel Nasser overthrew King Farouk. Popular expectations for immediate reforms led to the worker riots which ended in 2 death sentences. -
Hasan Al-Banna
Part of the muslim brotherhood. He was assasinated. I cant really do 4 sentences about this. Actuallly, there you go. -
Anti-British Riots
Atleast 20 people are killed in riots in Cairo. -
Republic Of Egypt
Egypt was declared a republic by Najib. -
Treaty of Friendship
Treaty of friendship was signed between the Soviet Union. -
Egypt and Syria go to war
Egypt and Syria go to war with Israel to reclaim the land the land they lost in 1967. Egypt begins negotiations for the return of Sinai after the war. -
Assasination
Anwar al-sadat is assasinated by jihad members. -
Egypt joins the Arab League.
Exactly what it says happens... -
Constitutional Reform
Mubarak promises Deomocratic and Constitutional reformin an address to parlament. Opponents are skeptical. Upsurge in arrest of Muslim Brotherhood -
Obamas Speech
Barack Obama makes a speech in Cairo calling for a new beggining between the united states and the muslim wold.