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Ulama |
A body of muslim Scholars recognized as having specialist knowledge of islamic sacred law and theology |
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Shah |
A ruler of middle eastern countries especially Iran |
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Constitutional Revolution |
Took place between 1905-1907 led to the establishment of a parliament in Persia (Iran) It opened way for huge change in Persia for the future. |
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Muhammad Reza Shah Pahlavi |
was king of Iran from 1941 until he was overthrown by the Iranian revolution in 1979. second and last monarch of the pahlavi empire |
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Anglo-Iranian Co |
First company to extract oil from Iran in 1908 and in 1954 was renamed to BP (british Petroleum) and was founded by the English |
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Muhammad Mossadiq |
Iranian politician who was prime minister from 1951 until 1953 until the government was overthrown by coupe d'etat done by the british m16 and the american cia |
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1953 Crisis (Coup D'etat) |
Crisis in iran where Mossadiq was overthrown as prime minister for trying to make regulations on the british to deny them from taking their oil so iran could have it all since it was on their nation. |
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Operation Ajax |
when the via overthrew mossadeqs democratic government in 1953 and reinstalled the shah to the town of Iran |
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Iranian Revolution |
events involving the overthrow of the pahlavi dynasty under Muhammad reza shah and was supported by the united States. Replaced with an islamic republic under the grand ayatollah Khomeini, who was the leader of the revolution. Mostly involved lots of iranian students in the revolution. |
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Sa'd Zaghlul |
was the leader of the WAFD party in Egypt. Was prime minister of egypt as well in 1924 from january to november |
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WAFD Party |
Nationalist Liberal Political party in Egypt. Said to be most popular and influential political party from 1919 to the 1930's in egypt. Dissolved in 1952 after the egyptian revolution |
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General Edmund Allenby |
English soldier and british governor. led the egyptian expeditionary force (EEF) during the sinai and palestine campaign in the conquest of palestinecapturing Beersheba, Jaffa and Jerusalem in 1917.high commissioner of egypt and sudan form 1919 until 1925 |
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King Fuad |
Sultan and king of egypt and sudan. he was the ninth ruler of egypt and sudan form the muhammad ali dynasty. Succeeded his older brother hussain Kamel. wa ruler when egypt recognized egypts independence in 1922 |
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King Farouk |
Son of Fuad and successor as well. Tenth ruler of Muhammad Ali dynasty andwas king of egypt and sudan starting in 1936.overthrown by the egyptian revolution in 1952 and died in exile in italy later on. his son was later to become Fuad II who became king as well. |
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Four Reserved Points, 1922 |
British ended its protectorate over egypt and granted it nominal independence with the exception of four "reserved" area including: Foreign Relations, communication, military and the anglo-egyptian sudan. |
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Triangle of Power |
Congress-bureacracy-interest group |
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1936 Anglo-Egyptian Treaty |
treaty signed between the united kingdom and the kingdom of egypt, united kingdom had to withdraw all of its troops from the egyptian kingdom except those necessary to protect the suez canal and its surroundings. united kingdom would also supply and tin egypts army and assist in its defence in case of war. |
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Muslim Brotherhood |
Transnational islamist organization which was founded in egypt in 1928 by the islamic scholar and schoolteacher hassan al-bannamotto of the brotherhood was traditionally "believers are but Brother" later expanded into five part slogan. |
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Hassan al-Banna |
Founde prof the Muslim Brotherhood, one of the largest and most influential 20th century muslim revivalist groups. thought that modernizing egypt would would result in the negative effect of sacrificing or forgetting islamic principles. |
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1952 Revolution |
revolution in egypt also known as the July Revolution, which started on july 23 1952. started by the free officers movement, a group of army officers led by Muhammad Naguib and Gamal abdel Nasser. Ended up being very successful within egypt and other countries as well who followed them. |
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Black Saturday |
series of riots that took place in egypt in 1952, marked by the burning and looting of some 750 buildings, in downtown cairo. trigger of the riots was the killing by British occupation troops of 50 egyptian auxiliary policeman in the city of ismailia in a one sided battle a day earlier. |
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Revolutionary Command Council (RCC)
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Body established to the supervise of egypt and sudan after the revolution of 1952. originally selected Ali Maher Pasha as prime Minister but forced him to resign after conflict over land reform. |
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Naguib |
First President of Egypt, serving from the declaration of the republic on June 18, 1953 until november 1954. Along with Gamal Abdel Nasser he was the primary leader of the egyptian revolution of 1952 which ended the rule of the muhammad ali dynasty in egypt and sudan. |
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Gamal Abdel Nasser |
Second president of egypt, serving from 1956 until his death in 1970. planned the 1952 overshoe of the monarchy. Put president Naguib on house arrest after he tried to take his life by using the muslim brotherhood attempted at his life. assumed executive office soon after and becoming president once his new constitution was approved by the public referendum. |
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Anglo Egyptian Agreement |
in 1899 restored egyptian rule in sudan. but as a joint authority exercised by britain and egypt. |
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Positive Neutralism |
foreign policy of egypt even before its adoption as part of nasirite ideology. when the success of this policy was demonstrated after the mid-1955, positive neutralism was automatically regarded as an integral part of the official guiding ideology of And al-nasirs revolutionary movement. |
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The Third World |
term used to define countries that remained non-aligned with either NATO or the communist Bloc. |
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The Baghdad Pact |
popular name for the 1955 pro-western defense alliance between turkey, iraq,iran,pakistan and the united Kingdom. purpose was to provide "maintenance of peace and security in the middle east region." |
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Czech Arms Deal for Egypt, 1955 |
agreement between the USSR and egypt led by general abdel nasser, announced in september of 1955 to supply egypt with more than 250 million dollars worth of modern soviet weaponry, through czechoslovakia. major turning point in the cold war for for egypt. |
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Prime Minister Anthony Eden |
an english conservative politician who was prime minister of the united kingdom from 1955 to 1957. made a policy for the middle east which failed in 1956 and ended his premiership. |
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Six day war / June war |
1967 arab-israeli war was fought between june 5 and 10, 1967 by israel and the neighboring states of egypt jordan and syria. |
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Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) |
organization founded in 1964 with the purpose of the "liberation of Palestine" through armed struggle. it is recognized as the "sole legitimate representative of palestine people" by over 100 states with which it holds diplomatic relations. |
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Al Fatah |
a leading secular palestinian political party and the largest faction of the confederated multi party palestine liberation organization (PLO). Fatah is generally considered to have had a strong involvement in revolutionary struggle in the past and has maintained a number of militant groups. founded by yasser arafat who led the fatah until his death in 2004. |
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The United Arab Republic |
a short lived political union between egypt and syria. the union began in 1958 and existed until 1961, when syria seceded from the union. egypt continued to be known officially as the "United Arab Republic" until 1971. president was Gamal abdel Nasser. |
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Yasser Arafoot |
palestinian leader and chairman of the palestine liberation organization.(PLO) President of the Palestinian National authority(PNA), and leader of the fatah political and former paramilitary group. |
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Hamas |
Palestinian islamic organization wit an associated military wing. founded in 1987 as an offshoot of the egyptian muslim brotherhood. founded to liberate palestine. |
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UN Revolution 242? |
un revolution 1942 maybe check it out!!! |
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The Tobacco Revolt |
revolt in iran in 1890 against tobacco concessions that were granted by the shah to great britain. made a fatwa against tobacco use in 1891 issued by grand ayatollah mirza hassan shirazi. |
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Qajar Dynasty |
was a personalized native iranian royal family of turkic origin, which ruled persia from 1785 to 1925. ajar dynasty took full control of iran in 1794 deposing of lotf ali khan, the last of the zand dynasty and re asserted persian sovereignty over large parts of the caucasus and central asia. |
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Bazaar |
also known as vazar. a permanent enclosed merchandising area, marketplace, or street of shops where goods and services are exchange for sold. originates from persia times. |