Free Officers Movement
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The Free Officers Movement was a clandestine group of nationalist Egyptian military officers that led the 1952 revolution overthrowing the monarchy and paving the way for republican rule.
Observed surface forms (6)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Free Officers Movement (Libya) | 2 |
| Free Officers | 1 |
| Free Officers Movement (Egypt) | 1 |
| Free Officers Movement (Iraq) | 1 |
| Free Officers Movement (Syria) | 1 |
| Free Officers Organization | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clandestine group
ⓘ
political movement ⓘ revolutionary organization ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
Egyptian revolution of 1952
ⓘ
surface form:
Egyptian Revolution of 1952
|
| alsoKnownAs |
Free Officers Movement
ⓘ
surface form:
Free Officers
Free Officers Movement ⓘ
surface form:
Free Officers Organization
|
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| dateOfAction | 23 July 1952 ⓘ |
| dissolved | mid-1950s ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition | Egyptians ⓘ |
| formedFrom | Egyptian Army officers ⓘ |
| goal |
ending British occupation of Egypt
ⓘ
establishment of a republic in Egypt ⓘ overthrow of the Egyptian monarchy ⓘ social and economic reform in Egypt ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Cairo ⓘ |
| ideology |
Arab nationalism
ⓘ
Egyptian nationalism ⓘ anti-imperialism ⓘ |
| implemented | land reform in Egypt ⓘ |
| inception | 1949 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Arab nationalist movements
ⓘ
Free Officers Movement self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Free Officers Movement (Iraq)
Free Officers Movement self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Free Officers Movement (Syria)
|
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| method | military coup ⓘ |
| motto | Unity, Discipline, Work ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Gamal Abdel Nasser
ⓘ
Mohamed Naguib ⓘ
surface form:
Muhammad Naguib
|
| notableMember |
Abdel Hakim Amer
ⓘ
Abdel Latif Boghdadi ⓘ Anwar Sadat ⓘ Gamal Salem ⓘ Hussein el-Shafei ⓘ Khaled Mohieddin ⓘ Salah Salem ⓘ Zakaria Mohieddin ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
British influence in Egypt
ⓘ
King Farouk I of Egypt ⓘ Muhammad Ali dynasty ⓘ feudal landowning system in Egypt ⓘ |
| partOf |
Egyptian revolution of 1952
ⓘ
surface form:
Egyptian Revolution of 1952
|
| politicalPosition | left-leaning nationalist ⓘ |
| religiousComposition | predominantly Sunni Muslim ⓘ |
| result |
abdication of King Farouk I
ⓘ
end of the monarchy in Egypt ⓘ establishment of the Republic of Egypt ⓘ rise of the Revolutionary Command Council ⓘ |
| secretariat | Revolutionary Command Council ⓘ |
| significantEvent | coup d'état of 23 July 1952 ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Free Officers
this entity surface form:
Free Officers Organization
this entity surface form:
Free Officers Movement (Iraq)
this entity surface form:
Free Officers Movement (Syria)
this entity surface form:
Free Officers Movement (Egypt)
this entity surface form:
Free Officers Movement (Libya)
this entity surface form:
Free Officers Movement (Libya)