Egypt under Nasser

1948 King Faruq, and "the Disaster"

1951 negotiations for British withdrawal

1952 anti-foreign riots

July 1952, Coup by Free Officers (or the Revolution)

Gamal abd al-Nasser, president of Egypt 1954-1970

Arab Socialism

September 1955 "Czech" arms deal

1955 World Bank funding for Aswan Dam

1956 World Bank rescinds funding for dam

1956 Nationalization of the Suez Canal

1956 Bandung conference, non-aligned movement

1956 Nasser supports Algerian independence movement

October-November 1956 War: Israel, backed by France and Britain, attacked Egypt

US and Soviet interference. Truce: UN peacekeepers in Sinai Penninsula

Rising Arab nationalism, United Arab Republic (with Syria, 1958-61)

1958 Soviet support for Aswan Dam project; opened in 1970

1961-68 Yemen civil war

1967 Arab states vs. Israel War