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Also Known As Jamal ʿAbd an-Nāṣīr
Born January 15, 1918 • Alexandria • Egypt
Died September 28, 1970 (aged 52) • Cairo • Egypt
Title / Office president (1956-1970), Egypt • prime minister (1954-1956), Egypt
Role In Arab-Israeli wars • Six-Day War • Suez Crisis

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General Mohammed Naguib, center, raises his hat while riding in an open car with Gamal Abdel Nasser, left of center, during a celebratory parade through crowded Cairo streets in 1953.
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