Gamal Abdel Nasser was born on 15 January 1918 in Bakos. An Egyptian army officer and statesman, Nasser was a leader of the Free Officers who overthrew King Farouk in the revolution of July 1952. He became president in 1956 and held office until his death. That year he nationalized the Suez Canal, provoking an invasion by Britain, France and Israel that ended in a political victory for him. He promoted Arab nationalism, formed a short-lived union with Syria, carried out land reform, and built the Aswan High Dam with Soviet support. He was a founding figure of the Non-Aligned Movement. Egypt's defeat by Israel in the Six-Day War of 1967 damaged his prestige, and he died of a heart attack in 1970, succeeded by Anwar Sadat.
Before and after
- 1918Founding of Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- from January 1918 to December 19201918–1920 flu pandemic
- from 1918 to 1922Japanese intervention in Siberia
- 8 January 1918Fourteen Points
- 15 January 1918Birth of Gamal Abdel Nasser
- 20 January 1918Battle of Imbros
- 26 January 1918Birth of Nicolae Ceaușescu
- from 27 January 1918 to 15 May 1918Finnish Civil War
- 6 February 1918British women over 30 win the vote
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