Republic of Egypt (Many Wonderful Things)

The Arab Republic of Egypt is a transcontinental nation existing at the northeast and southwest corners of Africa and Asia, respectively. It's the current government of the region of Egypt, which has existed for over 4,000 years under countless dynasties. It was originally founded by Gamal Abdel Nasser, whose Free Officer Movement took over the government in a military coup in 1952. Since then, it has been one of the most important cultural and political centers of the Arab world, being the home of Arab Nationalism and much of its media.

Gamal Abdel Nasser
After many years of increasing incompetance and corruption from the Muhammad Ali rulers, resulitng in increasing domination of British imperialism, the Free Officers Movement led by Colonel Gamal Abdel Nasser plotted to overthrow the overthrow the current monarchy. In July 1952, King Farouk was forced to abdicate, while Nasser's party elected General Muhammad Naguib into power.

Nasser and Naguib implemented the first Arab Socialism, primarily by removing the land power of the Egyptian Beys and distributing it local people starting in September 1952. Starting in 1953, Nasser's Liberation Party grew to such an extent to abolish all other political parties, primarily in the fear of extremist groups such as the Marxists and Muslim Brotherhood. In 1954, after fully consloidating power, the Brotherhood was completely driven from the nation, and with it Muhammad Naguib was forced to resign.

Nasser was very charismatic, and instilled his vision of Arab Nationalism not only to the people of Egypt, but the Arab world in general. His relations to the United States and the west were tentative, however, as he maintained a strict neutrality of Egypt between capitalism and communism. When the US witheld their military aid in 1955, Nasser instead funneled arms through Czechoslovakia from the USSR.

In 1956, Nasser nationalized the Suez company that controlled the canal, thus cutting off the west from India without financing Egypt.