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Egypt in 1964

Historical records for Egypt in 1964, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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Historical records

March

25 March 1964Provisional ConstitutionGamal Abdel Nasser

Cairo · Government / Government of Egypt

Promulgates a provisional constitution maintaining the official United Arab Republic name.

May

14 May 1964Diversion of the NileGamal Abdel Nasser

Aswan Dam · Government / Government of Egypt

Nasser attends the closure of the river channel and beginning of reservoir storage.

14 May 1964Recognition of High Dam WorkforceGamal Abdel Nasser

Aswan Dam · Government / Government of Egypt

Nasser praises Egyptian and Soviet workers after the Nile diversion milestone.

Other Events

1964Closure of Main Nile ChannelOsman Ahmed Osman

Aswan Dam · Economy / Construction Industry

Osman's workforce helps complete the works closing the Nile's former channel.

1964Vice PresidentAnwar Sadat

Cairo · Government / Government of Egypt

Serves briefly as Vice President of Egypt during Nasser's presidency.

Names involved

Anwar SadatGamal Abdel NasserOsman Ahmed Osman

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varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.