Modern Era · Middle East · Politics
1952
Nasser's Free Officers seize Egypt
July 23, 1952
A group of young Egyptian army officers led by Gamal Abdel Nasser overthrew the corpulent King Farouk, who sailed into exile on his yacht. Within two years Nasser had the top job. He would nationalize the Suez Canal, lead pan-Arabism, and become the Middle East's most magnetic voice for a decade.
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