Wafd Party
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The Wafd Party is a historic Egyptian nationalist political party that played a leading role in the country’s struggle for independence from British rule in the early 20th century.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | political party ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1953 ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Abdel Aziz Fahmi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Adli Yakan Pasha NERFINISHED ⓘ Ali Shaarawi NERFINISHED ⓘ Muhammad Mahmoud Pasha NERFINISHED ⓘ Saad Zaghloul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasElectoralStronghold |
Egyptian professionals
ⓘ
urban middle class ⓘ |
| hasIdeologicalInfluenceOn | New Wafd Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
Egyptian constitutional law
ⓘ
Egyptian party politics ⓘ |
| hasPart | New Wafd Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Cairo ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Kingdom of Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ |
| ideology |
Egyptian nationalism
ⓘ
liberalism ⓘ secularism ⓘ |
| inception |
1918
ⓘ
1919 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Arabic ⓘ |
| nativeLabel | حزب الوفد NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Al-Sayyid al-Badawi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bahaa El-Din Abu Shoka NERFINISHED ⓘ Fouad Serageddin NERFINISHED ⓘ Makram Ebeid NERFINISHED ⓘ Mustafa el-Nahhas Pasha NERFINISHED ⓘ Saad Zaghloul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Anglo-Egyptian protectorate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British occupation of Egypt ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
centre
ⓘ
centre-right ⓘ |
| reestablished | 1978 ⓘ |
| reestablishedAs | New Wafd Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | Wafd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
1923 Constitution of Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
1924 Egyptian parliamentary elections ⓘ 1936 Anglo-Egyptian Treaty negotiations ⓘ 1952 Egyptian Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ Egyptian Revolution of 1919 NERFINISHED ⓘ Egyptian independence negotiations ⓘ |
| supported |
Egyptian independence
ⓘ
civil liberties ⓘ constitutional monarchy ⓘ parliamentary democracy ⓘ |
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