Arab Socialist Union
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The Arab Socialist Union was Egypt's former single ruling party during the Nasser and early Sadat eras, promoting Arab nationalism and state-led socialism.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arab Socialist Union (Egypt) | 5 |
| Arab Socialist Union canonical | 2 |
| Arab Socialist Union (Syria) (in some periods) | 1 |
| Arab Socialist Union structures | 1 |
| الاتحاد الاشتراكي العربي | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
political party
ⓘ
ruling party ⓘ |
| corePolicy |
Arab unity
ⓘ
anti-imperialism ⓘ land reform ⓘ one-party rule ⓘ public sector expansion ⓘ state control of key industries ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| countryInPeriod | United Arab Republic ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Gamal Abdel Nasser ⓘ |
| founder | Gamal Abdel Nasser ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Cairo ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Gamal Abdel Nasser
ⓘ
surface form:
Nasser era
early Sadat era ⓘ |
| ideology |
Arab nationalism
ⓘ
Arab socialism ⓘ pan-Arabism ⓘ state-led socialism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ba'athist ideas
ⓘ
Arab nationalism ⓘ
surface form:
Nasserism
|
| leader |
Anwar Sadat
ⓘ
Gamal Abdel Nasser ⓘ |
| legalStatus | single legal party ⓘ |
| membershipPolicy | formally open to all adult Egyptians ⓘ |
| monopolyOnPower | yes ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Western imperialism
ⓘ
liberal multiparty system ⓘ monarchism ⓘ political Islam movements ⓘ |
| organizationalStructure |
branch-based
ⓘ
hierarchical ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | left-wing ⓘ |
| predecessor | National Union ⓘ |
| role |
instrument of state mobilization
ⓘ
mass political organization ⓘ vehicle for Nasserist policies ⓘ |
| sectoralOrganizations |
peasants
ⓘ
professionals ⓘ women ⓘ workers ⓘ youth ⓘ |
| statePartyOf |
Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Arab Republic of Egypt
|
| successor |
Egyptian Arab Socialist Party
ⓘ
الحزب الوطني الديمقراطي ⓘ
surface form:
National Democratic Party
|
| supportedPolicy |
nationalization of major enterprises
ⓘ
non-alignment in foreign policy ⓘ state planning of the economy ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Arab Socialist Union (Egypt)
this entity surface form:
Arab Socialist Union structures
this entity surface form:
الاتحاد الاشتراكي العربي
this entity surface form:
Arab Socialist Union (Egypt)
subject surface form:
National Union (Egypt)
this entity surface form:
Arab Socialist Union (Egypt)
subject surface form:
National Union (Egypt)
this entity surface form:
Arab Socialist Union (Egypt)
this entity surface form:
Arab Socialist Union (Egypt)
National Progressive Front (through ruling party, in many periods)
→
memberParty
→
Arab Socialist Union
ⓘ
subject surface form:
National Progressive Front (Syria)
this entity surface form:
Arab Socialist Union (Syria) (in some periods)