Gamal Abdel Nasser

President of Egypt from 1956 to 1970

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Lived 1918–1970, aged 52

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1918–1970
Aged 52

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Updated 2026-05-29

Took over Egypt's government after a 1952 military coup, consolidated power by 1956, and spent the next 14 years reshaping the country through land reform and increasingly authoritarian control. His presidency ended with his death in 1970.

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Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein was an Egyptian military officer and revolutionary who served as the second president of Egypt from 1954 until his death in 1970. Nasser led the Egyptian revolution of 1952 and introduced far-reaching land reforms the following year. Following a 1954 assassination attempt by a Muslim Brotherhood member, he cracked down on the organization, put President Mohamed Naguib under house arrest and assumed executive office. He was formally elected president in June 1956.

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