Death Mona Gamal Abdel Nasser
50th death anniversary of egypt president gamal abdel nasser legacy of the charismatic egyptian president who championed arab unity lives on for many published.
Death mona gamal abdel nasser. He was labeled as the last arab and a symbol of resistance in the age of decolonization. Nasser led liberation movements in various countries of the world. Yet he was also a master in communication using his charisma and powerful speeches to mobilize and even influence policies. Khaled desouki afp paris france afp on september 28 1970 gamal abdel nasser egypt s charismatic pan arabist president died from a heart attack in cairo aged 52 sending shockwaves.
He was the leader of the group of egyptian military officers who overthrew a hated monarchy in the july 1952 revolution and presided over the establishment of a republic as well as the departure of the last vestiges of british colonialism from egypt. His other son gamal is a close friend of gamal mubarak the son of former egyptian president hosni mubarak. That evening all radio and television stations suddenly interrupted their programmes. After the conclusion of the 1970 arab league summit nasser suffered a heart attack and died.
One of marwan s sons was married to the daughter of former arab league secretary general amr moussa. On september 28 1970 gamal abdel nasser egypt s charismatic pan arabist president died from a heart attack in cairo aged 52 sending shockwaves through the country and across the arab world. Today marks the 50th death anniversary of the egyptian leader gamal abdel nasser who left our world on september 28 1970 leaving behind millions of grieving egyptians arabs and africans. September 28 2020 07 29 gulf news.
Fifty years after his death former egyptian gamal abdel nasser still lives in the memory of many egyptians and arabs. Cairo 28 september 2020. By 1968 nasser had appointed himself prime minister launched the war of attrition to regain lost territory began a process of depoliticizing the military and issued a set of political liberalization reforms. Gamal abdel nasser one of the arab world s greatest leader passed away 50 years ago today.
Mona nasser marwan s wife of 40 years and one of two daughters of the former egyptian president gamal abdel nasser said that her husband confided that he was being pursued by assassins nine days.