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Nasser.
Helped organize a revolt against the royal family and king farouk after over throwing them. Due to a bloddy rebellion. -
Nasser comes to power.
Nasser had a clear vision of how modern egypt should be.
Defiend in 5 Targets:
Poverty, Ignorance, "National oblivion" , Neglect to infastructure, no sense of national identity of pride. -
Suez Crisis
Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser made announcement of nationalization of Suez Canal Company. Joint with british and french enterprize. ran since 1869. -
Leonid Brezhnev
President of the USSR. taking control of soviet union in 1964. -
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Six Day War
The Israelis defended the war.
Initiadted by general moshe dayan israllis defence minister.
War was against Syria, Jordan, and Egypt.
Post Suez Crisis
the united nations established a presensce in the middle east which then lead to the 6 days war.
resulting in israeli becoming a stronger military. -
Anwar Sadat comes to power.
Launced suprise attack on isreal in 1973 then became 1st arab leader to sign a peace treaty with isreal. Relaxed egypts international economic and political system. -
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Yom Kippur War
Known as the ramadan war and October war. between israel and a group of arab countries led by egypt and syria. -
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Jimmy Carter
won nobel peace prize for solving international conflicts 39th president of the US. -
Camp David Awards
signed by egyptian president anwar El Sadat and israeli prime minister. Menachem. Followed by 12 days of secret negotiations at camp david. -
Assiantion of Anwar
Happned in Cario Egypt.
Assinated by muslim extremists during a military parade commemorating the Yom Kippur War in Cario Egypt. -
Hosni Mubarak
came to power October 1981
held command positions of egypt air force.
30 years of rule then over thrown by protestors in feb 2011 -
Osama Bin Laden
Organized bombings of the two US embassies.
