Birth of Farouk11 February 1920
Birth of Farouk, son of Fuad I
Historical person
Farouk I Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Farouk I, based on 16 World History Database records associated with Egypt.
16 records1920–196513 events3 places
Chronological biography
1920
1936
Constitution of Egypt1936
Succeeds as King of Egypt , the constitution of 1923 is restored
Succession1936
Succeeds as King of Egypt , the constitution of 1923 is restored
Independence of Egypt26 August 1936
Britain signs a Treaty with Egypt agreeing independence
Rule of Suez Canal26 August 1936
Under a Treaty signed with Britain, Britain is allowed to keep the Suez Canal
1947
Invasion of Israel1947
Egypt, Transjordan (now Jordan), Syria, Lebanon, & Iraq attack Israel
Rule of Palestine1947
The United Nations adopts a resolution to divide Palestine into Jewish & Arab states, rejected by the Arabs
1948
Invasion of Israel1948
Israel gains more land than had been allocated to it by the United Nations Palestine resolution of 1947
Rule of Gaza1948
During the 1948 Arabi War, Egypt holds Gaza and its surrounding area and occupies the city after the war. After the Armistice with Israel Egypt retains the Gaza Strip
1951
Rule of Sudan1951
Farouk proclaims himself the King of Sudan
Succession1951
Farouk proclaims himself the King of Sudan
1952
CoupJuly 1952
Forced into exile after a coup
Exile of Farouk IJuly 1952
Forced into exile after a coup
Abdication26 July 1952
Abdicates 3 days after a coup led by General Naguib
Coup26 July 1952
Abdicates 3 days after a coup led by General Naguib
1965
Death of Farouk IJuly 1965
Death of Farouk I
Titles and roles
King
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.