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Gamal Abdel Nasser is nominated to be the first president of the United Arab Republic.

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Gamal Abdel Nasser

President of Egypt from 1956 to 1970

Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein was an Egyptian military officer and revolutionary who served as the second president of Egypt from 1954 until his death in 1970. Nasser led the Egyptian revolution of 1952 and introduced far-reaching land reforms the following year. Following a 1954…
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United Arab Republic

Sovereign state in the Middle East (1958–1971)

The United Arab Republic was a sovereign state in the Middle East from 1958 to 1971. It was initially a short-lived political union between Egypt and Syria from 1958 until Syria seceded from the union following the 1961 Syrian coup d'état. Egypt continued to be known officially…
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