26 January 1952Cairo FireMostafa el-Nahas
Faces a breakdown of order as major buildings burn during the Cairo Fire.
Historical records for Egypt in 1952, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Faces a breakdown of order as major buildings burn during the Cairo Fire.
Nationalists overthrow Farouk & push aside the WAFD Party in favor of Nasser
Places Major General Mohammed Naguib in powers as titular leader. Nationalists overthrow Farouk & push aside the WAFD Party in favor of Nasser
Siezes power in Egypt
Becomes public leader and chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council.
Is overthrown by Free Officers whose programme includes ending British dominance in the canal zone.
Forms a government immediately after the Free Officers seize power.
Abdicates in favour of his infant son Fuad II and leaves Egypt.
Abdicates 3 days after a coup led by General Naguib
Abdicates 3 days after a coup led by General Naguib
Succeeds as King of Egypt, 9 moths old
Forced into exile after a coup
Forced into exile after a coup
Promulgates a land reform law limiting individual agricultural holdings.
Appointed General Secretary of the Arab League
Assists the free officers committee to overthrow the British backed King Farouk
Daninos presents his large-dam proposal to Egypt's new revolutionary leadership.
Becomes Prime Minister after the Free Officers overthrow the monarchy's government.
Becomes deputy chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council and its principal strategist.
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