Gamal Nasser Research Paper

Gamal Abdel Nasser was a monumental leader in modern Egyptian history. He was born on January 15th, 1918 in Bakos, Egypt. During Abdel Nasser’s childhood, Egypt was a monarchy which was controlled by the British, during the age of imperialism in Africa. Abdel Nasser group up with his uncle in Cairo, the capital of Egypt. Cairo is also where Abdel Nasser received his primary and secondary schooling. While not much has been made public about Abdel Nasser’s childhood, one major aspect of his early life has been made overwhelmingly clear; ever since Abdel Nasser was an adolescent, he felt a strong sense of anti-British and anti-imperialist sentiment. His anti-British feelings would make him go so far as to have public altercations with his British …show more content…
After the completion of high school, Abdel Nasser went to law school, but his tenure there would end in just a few months. After law school, Abdel Nasser enrolled in the Royal Military Academy and prospered there as he graduated as 2nd lieutenant. He would serve in the military for a few years after his education at the Royal Military Academy. In 1952, Abdel Nasser saw his lifetime dream finally become a reality as he assumed a key role in the peaceful ousting of the royal family of Egypt as well as the British, which was famous for not shedding a single drop of blood. Then, in 1954, Abdel Nasser assumed the role of Prime Minister of Egypt, and his tenure as Egypt’s president had begun. It is observed that the people of Egypt indefinitely saw an increase in the quality of life during the presidency of Gamal Abdel …show more content…
In 1954, Nasser wrote a book called Philosophy of Revolution. In this piece of literature, Nasser cited his desire to “lead all 55 million Egyptians, 224 million Africans, [and the] 420 million followers of Islam”. This quote from Nasser’s writing was one of the many examples of Nasser’s strong sense of Pan-Arab Nationalism. Nasser was a proud Egyptian Arab and a devout Muslim, and Nasser felt a profound sense of pride in his background. In his speeches, Nasser would often rile up the people with his eloquent and inflammatory words, and he would capture their hearts while reassuring them of his pride in his country and his roots. Nasser’s pro-Arab movement swept people not only in Egypt, but in other Arab nations. To many Arabs, Nasser was the epitome of leadership, eloquence, and sincerity. He was also viewed as the quintessence of Arab pride and dignity. Nasser took his pro-Arab ideas so far as to start the “United Arab Republic” in 1958, where he hoped all Arab nations would soon join to form one large governing body over the region. This idea was a popular one, but it was very short-lived, as the only other nation to join the UAR was Syria, but it withdrew in 1961. After Syria’s withdrawal, the UAR was promptly shut down, and Nasser was focused on quickly moving on from this failed