Egyptian revolution of 1952

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military coup political event revolution

The Egyptian revolution of 1952 was a military-led uprising that overthrew King Farouk, ended the monarchy, and paved the way for the establishment of a republic and the rise of leaders like Gamal Abdel Nasser.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Egyptian Revolution of 1952	9
23 July Revolution	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military coup ⓘ political event ⓘ revolution ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	1952 coup in Egypt ⓘ Egyptian revolution of 1952 ⓘ surface form: 23 July Revolution
cause	British military presence in the Suez Canal Zone ⓘ defeat in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War ⓘ social inequality in Egypt ⓘ widespread corruption in the monarchy ⓘ
country	Egypt ⓘ
endDate	1952-07-26 ⓘ
followedBy	Gamal Abdel Nasser ⓘ surface form: Nasser era Suez Crisis ⓘ
hasEffect	inspiration for other Arab military coups ⓘ rise of Arab nationalism ⓘ
hasParticipant	Egyptian Armed Forces ⓘ surface form: Egyptian Army Free Officers Movement ⓘ Gamal Abdel Nasser ⓘ King Farouk I of Egypt ⓘ surface form: King Farouk Mohamed Naguib ⓘ surface form: Muhammad Naguib Egyptian government ⓘ surface form: Royal Egyptian government
ideology	Arab nationalism ⓘ anti-imperialism ⓘ
leader	Gamal Abdel Nasser ⓘ Mohamed Naguib ⓘ surface form: Muhammad Naguib
location	Alexandria, Egypt ⓘ surface form: Alexandria Cairo ⓘ
motto	“Long live the king” replaced by republican slogans ⓘ
opponent	King Farouk I of Egypt ⓘ surface form: King Farouk Royalist forces ⓘ
organizer	Free Officers Movement ⓘ
partOf	Cold War ⓘ surface form: Cold War context decolonization of Africa ⓘ
precededBy	reign of King Farouk ⓘ
result	abdication of King Farouk ⓘ abolition of the Egyptian monarchy ⓘ banning of political parties in Egypt ⓘ end of the Muhammad Ali dynasty ⓘ establishment of the Republic of Egypt ⓘ expulsion of King Farouk from Egypt ⓘ increased Egyptian nationalism ⓘ land reform in Egypt ⓘ rise of Gamal Abdel Nasser ⓘ rule of the Revolutionary Command Council ⓘ weakening of British influence in Egypt ⓘ
significantEvent	abdication of King Farouk on the royal yacht in Alexandria ⓘ radio announcement by the Free Officers ⓘ seizure of key government buildings in Cairo ⓘ
startDate	1952-07-23 ⓘ