Republic of Egypt

جمهورية مصر Republic of Egypt
← 1953–1958 →
Location of Egypt
← Suez Crisis: Suez (1956)
Capital	Cairo
Government	Republic
President
- 1953-1954	Muhammad Naguib
- 1954-1958	Gamal Abdel Nasser
Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council
- 1953-1956	Gamal Abdel Nasser
Prime minister
- 1953-1954	Muhammad Naguib
- 1954-1958	Gamal Abdel Nasser
History
- July 23, 1952	Coup d'Etat
- June 18, 1953	Monarchy abolished
- June 13, 1956	Suez Canal Zone restored to Egypt
- July 26, 1956	Suez Canal nationalised by Egypt
- November 5, 1956	Suez Crisis closes the canal
- April 10, 1957	Suez Canal reopened for traffic
- February 22, 1958	Union with Syria
Area	1,002,450 km²
Currency	Egyptian pound
Egypt	UAR
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The Republic of Egypt (1953-1958) was established following the coup d'etat on July 23, 1952 by a group of younger military officers that overthrew the government of the Kingdom of Egypt.

President

• Muhammad Naguib (₩) (June 18, 1953 - November 14, 1954)
• Gamal Abdel Nasser (₩) (November 14, 1954 - February 22, 1958)

Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council

• Gamal Abdel Nasser (₩) (June 18, 1953 - June 25, 1956)

Prime minister

• Muhammad Naguib (₩) (June 18, 1953 - April 18, 1954)
• Gamal Abdel Nasser (₩) (April 18, 1954 - February 22, 1958)

Nation

• Egypt

Egyptian Polities

•  Umayyad Caliphate
•  Abbasid Caliphate
•  Fatimid Islamic Caliphate
•  Ayyubid dynasty
•  Mamluk Sultanate
•  Egypt Eyalet
• Ottoman Empire: Khedivate of Egypt (1867-1914)
• United Kingdom: Sultanate of Egypt (1914-1922)
• United Kingdom: Kingdom of Egypt (1922-1953)
• United Arab Republic (1958-1961)
• United Arab Republic: Egypt (1961-1971)
• Federation of Arab Republics (1972-1977)
• Arab Republic of Egypt (From 1971)
• Suez Canal Zone (1936-1956)

Neighbouring Nations

• Israel
• Libya
• Palestine
• Sudan (North)

References

• Egypt: a country study (Library of Congress)
  
• Egypt: a country study (archive.org)
  
• BBC News Country Profile
  
• BBC News Time Line
  
• World Statesmen.org
  
• Wikipedia