The cries of a new baby were heard on January 15, 1918, from house No. 12, Qanat Bakos Street in Alexandria, announcing that a leader had come to the Egyptian Kingdom at that time, and would transform its monarchy into a republic.
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The people of the house did not know that this baby, who came into the world in a simple family whose breadwinner worked as an employee in the postal service, would change the face of Egypt from The monarchy is transformed into a republican system, and the rule of the country is returned to its Egyptian people, after more than two thousand years of foreign rule from the Roman era to the family of Muhammad Ali Pasha, which hails from Albania.
On this day January 15, 1918. Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein Khalil Sultan Al Marri was born in Alexandria shortly before the events of the revolution of 1335 AH = 1919 AD, which shook Egypt, stirred the conscience of Egyptians, inflamed feelings of revolution and patriotism in their hearts, and sent the spirit of resistance against the colonialists. He is the second president of Egypt, and he is the leader of the revolution. July 23, 1952, which overthrew the king Farouk.
After he successfully completed high school, he decided to join the Egyptian army, and he realized at that time that liberating Egypt from the English occupation would not It will be through words and speeches, but rather through military action. He was rejected from the Military College because he was the son of a farmer, and because he participated in student demonstrations, so he joined the College of Law and remained there for six months until 1936 AD. Then the political situation worsened in Egypt as a result of British intervention in it, the occupation of Palestine by Zionist groups, and the curtailing of King Farouk’s role in Egyptian politics by Britain.
Gamal Abdel Nasser and a group of officers, including: Anwar Sadat, Abdel Hakim Amer, and others, decided to form a military organization to overthrow the rule of King Farouk. This organization was called “The Free Officers,” and after the situation worsened in Egypt as a result of the Cairo Fire that broke out in 1952 AD, the Free Officers organization forced the King Farouk on July 26 In the same year, his son Ahmed Fouad stepped down from power, and the monarchy was ended, and the republican regime headed by Mohamed Naguib was declared.
In February 1954, Mohamed Naguib resigned after the expansion Disagreements between him and the members of the Revolutionary Command Council. Gamal Abdel Nasser was appointed Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council and Prime Minister. On June 23, 1956, he was elected President of the Republic by popular referendum in accordance with the Constitution of January 16. 1956 – The first constitution of the revolution.
On February 22, 1958, Gamal Abdel Nasser became President of the United Arab Republic after declaring unity between Egypt and Syria, until the secession plot carried out by individuals from The Syrian army on September 28, 1961. Gamal Abdel Nasser remained President of the United Arab Republic until his death on September 28, 1970.
