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Egypt in 1953

Historical records for Egypt in 1953, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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Historical records

January

16 January 1953Dissolution of Political PartiesGamal Abdel Nasser

Cairo · Government / Government of Egypt

The Revolutionary Command Council dissolves existing political parties and begins creating a new political system.

June

18 June 1953President of EgyptMohamed Naguib

Cairo · Government / Government of Egypt

Becomes the first President when the monarchy is abolished and a republic proclaimed.

18 June 1953Republic of EgyptMohamed Naguib

Cairo · Government / Government of Egypt

Proclaims the Egyptian republic, changing the state framework for canal sovereignty negotiations.

September

9 September 1953Land ReformMohamed Naguib

Cairo · Government / Government of Egypt

Implements land reform limiting large estates and redistributing agricultural land.

Other Events

1953High Dam Planning CommitteeGamal Abdel Nasser

Aswan Dam · Government / Government of Egypt

Nasser supports technical examination of the proposed High Dam and its development benefits.

Names involved

Gamal Abdel NasserMohamed Naguib

Places involved

Aswan DamCairo

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.