Timeline (Eagle of the Nile)

Below is the timeline of the United Arab Republic's history, from its inception in 1958 to the present day.

1958


February -  The United Arab Republic is established. Syria and Egypt join in a national union headed by President Nasser.

March - The first constitution of the UAR is written. The constitution's most prominent reform is the outlawing of all political parties. 400 representatives from Egypt and 200 from Syria are appointed to the new National Assembly by President Nasser.

April - Fidel Casto and his revolutionary army begin attacking Cuban government forces.

May - The Sputnik 3 is launched by the Soviet Union.

June - Charles de Gualle becomes President of France once again for 6 months, as decided by court decree.

July - The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, otherwise known as NASA, is formed by the United States Congress.

August - The Federal Aviation Agency, otherwise known as the FAA, is formed by a executive order from US President Dwight Eisenhower.

September - The Fifth French Republic is declared after the new constitution is found in favor by the French people with 79% of the vote.

October - Guinea declares independence from France.

November - The new headquarters of UNESCO is inaugurated in Paris, France.

December - Charles de Gualle is elected President of France with 78.5% of the electoral college against Marxist candidate George Marrane.

1959
January - Fidel Castro takes control of the Cuban government, declaring it a single-party communist state.

February - Cyprus is granted independence to be officially declared in later months by the United Kingdom. March - A Tibetan uprising occurs after the 10th anniversary of Chinese rule. The Dalai Lama flees during the government crackdown.

April - Liu Shaoqi is elected by the National People's Congress of China to be Chairman of the People's Republic, becoming the successor to Mao Zedong.

May - The first living beings return from space safely. Two monkeys, Able and Miss Baker, return to Earth from space in the Jupiter AM-18, sent out by the United States Air Force (USAF).

June - Singapore is granted autonomy by the United Kingdom as the State of Singapore.

July - Kurdish and Communist militias rise up against the Iraqi government, with the uprising centered in Kirkuk.

August - Cyprus officially becomes independent.

September - Luna 2, the 2nd satellite in the Soviet Luna program, crashes onto the Moon's surface, becoming the first man-made satellite to crash into a celestial body.

October - Luna 3, the 3rd satellite in the Soviet Luna program, takes the first picture of the Far Side of the Moon.

November - Ben-Hur is released, winning 11 oscars, the most of all time up until the release of Titanic.

December - In an attempt to push out major Ba'ath Party opposition, President Nasser begins a slow and steady campaign to take Ba'ath officials out of major political offices in Syria.

1960
January - Construction begins on the Aswan Dam, which lessens the annual flooding of the Nile river.

February - France tests its first atomic bomb in the Sahara Desert of Algeria. The bomb was 70 kilotons, enough to destroy Washington DC.

March - The Sharpeville June - Nasser passes the initial stage of public sector oriented economic reforms. Without consulting the Syrian government, Nasser nationalized the cotton industry. He also nationalizes the press, reducing it to a propaganda outlet.

1961
July - Nasser passes many economic reforms by way of executive order. Among them are land limits, reductions in work hours, and nationalization of many major industries. These moves are exceedingly reductive to the economy and presssure begins to mount in Syria against their participation in the UAR.

1962
January - Facing massive opposition and fearing that the Pan-Arab state may fail before it has reached its pinnacle, Nasser repeals the land limits and the top rate of the income tax is lowered from 90% to 75%.

February - Although the restored economic freedom is well-received, Syria's independence activists are not satisfied. A new constitutional convention is held, creating a new document that decriminalizes political parties that are either socialist, nationalist, and/or secular. The National Assembly is no longer appointed, but rather elected to unlimited 5 year terms every 5 years, starting the same year of the signing of the constitution. 100 Assembleymen are to be sent from each state of the UAR. All states are to be renamed governorates, ruled by an appointed governor that can be reelected at times decided by the local governorate. The President now serves 3 5-year terms in a presidential election held every 5 years starting in 1965. These new democratic reforms are wildly well received across the UAR, and Nasser's popularity again skyrockets. October - Abdullah Al-Sallal, the President of North Yemen, petitions for his country to join the UAR. With the first elections fast approaching, President Nasser agrees for the country to join, but to officially enter into the UAR after the election cycle.

November - The new political parties set to participate in the 1st National Assembly Elections register. Many new parties, many Communist, are turned away and the top party officials arrested. The registered parties are as follows:


 * Arab Liberation Movement - Syrian Nationalist Party.
 * Arab Socialist Movement - Syrian Agrarian Socialist Party.
 * Arab Socialist Union - Egyptian Nasserist Party.
 * Ba'ath Party - Syrian Ba'athist Party.
 * National Party - Syrian Conservative Nationalist Party.
 * People's Party - Syrian Social Democratic Party.

December - The first elections in the United Arab Republic are held. The Arab Socialist Union wins all the seats in the Egyptian delegation, as it is extremely popular. The Ba'ath Party wins a majority in the Syrian delegation. The rest of the delegation is split between many of the other socialist parties, with the National Party coming in second to last. The Arab Liberation Party fails to break even 0.5% of the vote. They suspend the party activities following this, becoming defunct the following year.

1963
January - All of the first elected officials in the National Assembly are inaugurated.

February - Yemen enters into the UAR, adding 100 vacant seats to the National Assembly. Abdullah Al-Sallal is named governor of the governorate.

1964
July - The new President of Iraq, Abdul Salam Arif, of the Arab Socialist Union, petitions to join the UAR. Iraq is successfully inaugurated later in the month, with Arif becoming Governor. 100 new vacant seats are added.

August - The UAR National Assembly votes to lower the top income tax rate to 50% in order to encourage business. Nasser initially vetoes it, but the veto is overridden by acheiving 90% of the vote. This is the first of many attempts to repeal Nasser's public sector-oriented economic policies.

1965
November - New political parties from Yemen and Iraq register for the Presidential Election. They are as follows:
 * Nasserist Unionist People's Organization - Yemeni Nasserist Party.
 * Yemeni Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party - Yemeni Ba'ath Party.

December - The 1st Presidential Election in the UAR is held. Many parties have endorsed the main candidates from the ASU and the Ba'ath Party. Only the People's Party and the National Party field different candiates. Nasser wins in an unprecedented landslide with 97% of the vote, with the Ba'athist candidate, Amin Al-Hafiz, Governor of Syria, getting 2% of the vote. The remaining two candidates got the remaining 1% split for the most part evenly between them.

1966
April - The Emir of Kuwait asks President Nasser to join the UAR. Due to a new amendment to the constitution, all petitions to add countries to the union must be approved by the National Assembly. The move must also be approved by the petitioning country's populace by way of referendum. The Emir of Kuwait sets up a referendum date for next month.

May - The UAR referendum is held in Kuwait. In an officially overseen referendum, 92% of Kuwait approves the measure. Kuwait ascends to the union with 100 new vacant seats. Sabah III becomes the governor.

1967
June - Israel bombs Egypt in response to border buildup from the UAR. A retaliatory force made up of the UAR and many other nations from the Arab World including those from outside, assemble to attack Israel. What ensues is a massive all out war which will be remembered as the 90 Day War.

September - The 90 Day War finally ends in a UAR Victory. Both sides are utterly decimated, with the UAR's military not reaching full power again until the late 1970's. Many world powers condemn the UAR's conquering of a sovereign nation, but none choose to act except Lyndon Johnson, who immediately suspends the operations of the UAR Embassy indefintely. Israel is declared a UAR Territory, to be sorted out at a later date. For the time being, President Nasser appoints the PLO to run the territory in an oligarchal system, with Yasser Arafat as the de facto leader. All Israeli citizens who chose to stay were repatriated as full UAR citizens. A majority of Israelis chose to leave the country rather than live under the Arab regime, many going to the Jewish Autonomous Oblast within the Soviet Union.

November - 500 seats are up for reelection in the 2nd National Assembly Elections. No new political parties were registered during this time.

December - The ASU again win the entire Egyptian Delegation. The Ba'ath Party wins a landslide in the Syrian Delegation, securing 10 more seats and reducing each of the lesser parties to one seat each. With no registered political parties in Iraq, all of the elected assemblymen were independents. The same case is with Kuwait. The Nasserist Unionist People's Organizations wins 79 seats, with the Yemeni Ba'ath Party winning the rest.

1968
January - The 2nd UAR National Assembly is inaugurated.

February - With the suspension of the UAR Embassy in the United States deadening influence, President Nasser launches a mass media campaign through the state media to stop buying American goods and stop selling to America. As a result of said propaganda, oil exports from the country drop dramatically during the course of the month. American President Johnson is blamed exponentially for this.

March - Claiming he will not be moved by petty Arab threats, American President Johnson announces he will continue his run for the Presidency, with one of his platform planks being to liberate Israel from the clutches of the UAR. In response, UAR President Nasser announces a complete ban on American imports and exports.

May - With his approval rating nearing the 10% mark even though he has clinched the Democratic nomination, President Johnson drops his reelection bid, handing the election over to Richard Nixon. The ban on American imports and exports is lifted, with Nasser declaring victory over the United States.

1969
June - Muammar Gaddafi, a military officer from the Kingdom of Libya, meets with UAR officials in order to secure support a revolution against King Idris in favor of a pure Nasserist Republic. The government gladly obliges, giving the Free Officers Movement financial support.

September - Using UAR weaponry, the Free Officers, lead by Muammar Gaddafi, launch an attack on both Benghazi and Tripoli, putting a focus onto the Royal Palace which is destroyed without hesitation. Gaddafi announces Libya has been liberated, renames it the Libyan Arab Republic, and declares the royal family is now on death row for treason. During this period, the entire royal family that is still within Libya is rounded up and executed. King Idris remains in exile.

1970
March - Gaddafi petitions Nasser to join the UAR. Seeing as Libya is a massive oil powerhouse, the National Assembly approves the measure by a unanimous vote. The referendum within the country finds that 98% of Libya's population approve, easily surpassing the two-thirds threshold needed. Libya ascends to the union that month, adding a 6th star to the flag and 100 more seats to the National Assembly, closing in at 600 seats in total.

September - Gamal Abdel Nasser dies of a heart attack following the 1970 Arab League Summit. A funeral attended by over 20 million is held through the streets of Cairo, as Acting President Anwar Sadat announces that the elections will still go as planned, and that Nasser's ideas will live on.

November - As Libya is the newest nation to ascend to the UAR, its political parties must register to participate in the Presidential Elections. They are as follows:
 * Free Officers Party - Libyan Purist Nasserist Party.

December - The 2nd UAR Presidential Election is held. Anwar Sadat runs for reelection to a full term under the Arab Socialist Union nomination. However, many see Anwar Sadat's policies as too straying from the ideals of his predecessor, Nasser. Muammar Gaddafi, the nominee of the Free Officers Party, promises to abide by Nasserist policies as Nasser had evisioned for the Arab World. As a result, Gaddafi wins the Presidential Election with 70% over Sadat, bringing the Free Officers Movement to the Presidency.

1971
January - Muammar Gaddafi is inaugurated as the 3nd President of the United Arab Republic, sending out the interim President Anwar Sadat. In his inaugural speech, Gaddafi promises that the United Arab Republic will abide by the ideals of Nasserism no matter the cost.

May - Sudan petitions to become part of the UAR. The National Assembly votes in favor, 581-19. A referendum finds 91% in favor. Sudan ascends to the union, becoming the 7th nation in the UAR and giving the National Assembly 100 seats, with 700 in total.

1972
November - With 500 occupied seats and 200 vacant seats ready to be sorted in and out, new political parties are set to be registered this year for the 3rd National Assembly Elections. They are as follows: December - The 3rd National Assembly Elections are held.
 * Democratic Unionist Party - Sudanese Nationalist Party.

1973
June - Bahrain petitions the UAR to join. Although the national assembly votes in favor of accepting the country, the raw results of the referendum show 59% in favor, which is not enough to join the union. Gaddafi however agrees to show the results being 99% in favor in order to secure Bahrain's ascencion. The true results would not been revealed until 1995. Bahrain becomes the 8th country to join, and therefore adds 100 seats closing in at 800 total.

1974
January - Gaddafi asks Tunisia to join the UAR, a total turn around from countries asking to join the UAR themselves. Tunisia accepts without question, and due to a loophole in the constitution, bypasses a National Assembly vote and a referendum. Tunisia becomes the 9th country and adds 100 seats to the now 900-strong National Assembly.

October - Following Tunisia's ascension and the UAR's quick expansion throughout the Arab world, Algeria petitions to join the UAR. The National Assembly approves the measure, and a referendum finds 82% in favor. Algeria becomes the 10th nation to join, bringing the total number of National Assembly seats to 1000.

1975
November - With the 3rd Presidential Election set to be held, the new political parties from Bahrain, Tunisia, and Algeria had to register to run in the elections. December - President Gaddafi, as one of the most popular presidents since Nasser, manages to blast out all the other presidential competition except for the ASU Candidate Hosni Mubarak. Due to Gaddafi's extreme popularity, Gaddafi secures 95% of the vote against Mubarak, who is viewed a step in a right direction towards the Nasserism the ASU was known for, but not enough.
 * Constitutional Democratic Rally - Tunisian Social Democratic Nationalist Party.
 * National Libertarion Front - Algerian Democratic Socialist Party.
 * Socialist Destourian Party - Tunisian Socialist Nationalist Party.
 * Socialist Forces Front - Algerian Socialist Party.

1976
May - Mauritania petitions to join the UAR. A referendum finds 79% in favor, and the National Assembly votes in favor. Mauritania is added to the union, becoming the 11th Nation and bringing the total number of National Assembly seats to 1100.

1977
February - President Gaddafi secretly meets with representatives from multiple Islamic organizations, among them the Muslim Brotherhood and Hizb ut-Tahrir. The transcripts of these meetings were released after his assassination.

April - A small bomb goes off in the Blue Mosque in Cairo during Sunrise prayers, killing 22 and injuring 45. The Gaddafi administration releases fake evidence, blaming the attack on the Ba'ath Party. After the assassination of President Gaddafi, transcripts revealed that the bomb was in fact set off by Hizb ut-Tahrir to induce sympathy for the Muslims of the country, who they believed were being oppressed under secularism. Gaddafi, who was going through a religious upheaval at the time, agreed to pin the attack on the Ba'ath Party, his oppositon.

May - Gaddafi declares that the United Arab Republic is an Islamic nation, in order to represent the large Muslim population he rules over. Much of the secular nationalism-supporting population go into a rage, as the National Assembly proceeds with impeachment over betraying the country's secular values.

June - With the National Assembly still split over Gaddafi's impeachment proceedings, Gaddafi legalizes the implementation of Islamic Law in local government.

July - While on a diplomatic trip to the Soviet Union, a car bomb detonates within the Presidential limosuine, killing Gaddafi and Vice President Abdul Al-Obeidi. The National Assembly nominates Former Vice President and Assemblyman Hosni Mubarak to become Acting President until the next election. Under his administration, Acting President Mubarak orders the criminalization of Islamic Law and the return of the UAR to Secularism. With Gaddafi dead, the Free Officers Movement dissolves and becomes defunct.

September - Morocco petitions to join the UAR. Acting President Mubarak agrees to it, on the condition that Western Sahara Territory ascends as well as a separate governorate. Morocco is hesitant, but agrees. Due to the constitution not mentioning joint ascension, the referendum and National Assembly vote is bypassed, and Morocco and Western Sahara ascend to the union, becoming the 12th and 13th star on the flag, and bring the National Assembly seat total to 1300.

November - The 4th National Assembly Elections occur. The political parties from Mauritania, Morrocco, and Western Sahara registered that year. December - The 4th National Assembly Elections are held.
 * Mauritanian People's Party - Mauritanian Socialist Nationalist Party.
 * National Union of Popular Forces - Moroccan Socialist Nationalist Party.
 * Party of Progress and Socialism - Moroccan Socialist Party.
 * Polisario Front - Western Saharan Democratic Socialist Party.
 * Socialist Union of Popular Forces - Moroccan Social Democratic Party.
 * Unified Socialist Party - Moroccan Radical Socialist Party.

1978
January - The 4th National Assembly is inaugurated.

March - South Yemen petitions to join the UAR, with a referendum heavily in favor already in tow. The National Assembly votes in favor 1200-100. The Soviet Union, who has now lost a major ally in the Middle East, increases their influence in the Middle East to try to turn over more countries to a Communist system. During this time, South Yemen ascends to the union, combining with North Yemen to form a larger Yemen Governorate, keeping the number of governorates at 1300.

1979
March - Saudi Arabia petitions to join the UAR. Although the National Assembly votes in favor, a national referendum finds only 69% in favor. Although the population is much more in favor, many polling places were attacked by Wahabists, driving off voters.

April - Another referendum is held. As the polling places are now under heavy security, the polls find 83% in favor. Saudi Arabia ascends to the union as the 14th governorate as the Nejd Governorate, bringing the National Assembly seat total to 1400.

November - A group of Islamic insurgents occupy the Grand Mosque in Mecca. They call for the restoration of Saudi Arabia's independence from the secular UAR and an implementation of total Sharia Law within the country to counter Western Values.

December - The UAR, believing that only a small squadron is needed to take out the militants, sends in 100 troops. Underestimating the size of the insurgency, all but 3 of the UAR soldiers are killed, and 1 of the helicopters is downed, crushing part of the Kaaba in the crash. In response to the accidental partial destruction of the Kaaba, the militants execute the 3 remaining UAR Soldiers on film.

1980
January - With help from France and Pakistan, the UAR sends in 10,000 troops to the Grand Mosque to fully secure the area. With minimal casualties, all the militants are killed in the battle. The destruction to the Grand Mosque is great however, with one of the Minarets downed and the Kaaba exceedingly damaged. The local government promises to rebuild the Grand Mosque exactly how it was before, and that they will not bow to any further Islamic fundametalist threats

November - Only two political parties registered for the 4th Presidential Election. December - Hosni Mubarak not wanting to relinquish power, suspends all other candidates in the election on the grounds of defeating the threat of political Islam. He is handed the election as no other candidates are on the ballot.
 * Arab Socialist Action Party - Nejdi Socialist Nationalist Party.
 * Yemeni Socialist Party - Yemeni Socialist Party.

1981
March - Lebanon petitions to join the UAR. A popular referendum finds 91% in favor, and the National Assembly also finds in favor. Lebanon joins the UAR that month, becoming the 15th governorate, and bringing the National Assembly seat total to 1500.

1982
November - The political parties of Lebanon registered to participate in the 5th National Assembly Elections. December - The 5th National Assembly Elections is held.
 * Arab Democratic Party - Lebanese Socialist Nationalist Party.
 * National Bloc - Lebanese Secular Conservative Party.
 * Popular Nasserist Organization - Lebanese Nasserist Party.
 * Progressive Socialist Party - Lebanese Democratic Socialist Party.
 * Toiler's League - Lebanese Nasserist Party.

1983
October - Hosni Mubarak asks Qatar to join the UAR. Due to the loophole not being addressed previously, a referendum and National Assembly vote is bypassed and Qatar becomes the 16th nation of the UAR.

1984
July - Hosni Mubarak asks the United Arab Emirates to join the UAR. The loophole again used, and the UAE joins the UAR as the 17th nation.

September - The National Assembly votes to close the loophole allowing referendum and National Assembly vote bypassing for admitting nations to the UAR.

1985
November - Due to President Mubarak's ruling that political Islam is still a threat, only lesser than before, all political party registration is suspended during the 5th Presidential Election.

December - Mubarak decrees that only the top two parties may participate in the election, claiming due to their popularity, they can be trusted. Hafez Al-Assad becomes the nominee of the Ba'ath Party, while Hosni Mubarak stays the nominee of the ASU. Mubarak wins in a landslide, winning with 74% of the vote.

1986
May - Oman petitions to join the UAR. A referendum finds 54% in favor, disqualifying their petition for at least 1 year.

September - Djibouti petitions to join the UAR. A referendum finds 87% in favor, and the National Assembly approves the petition 1550-150. Djibouti becomes the 18th nation of the UAR.

1987
November - The political parties of Djibouti registered for the 6th National Assembly Elections. December - The 6th National Assembly Elections are held.
 * People's Rally for Progress - Djiboutian Democratic Socialist Party.

1988
February - With the Barre regime collapsing, Somalia asks to join the UAR. The National Assembly rejects the measure, although a referendum find 79% in favor. Their petition is disqualified for 1 year.

September - Oman again petitions to join the UAR. The National Assembly unanimously votes in favor, and a referendum finds 76% in favor. Oman is added as the 19th nation of the UAR.

November - Territorial Governor Arafat declares Palestine a state of the UAR. Due to there being no mention of territorial law in the UAR constitution, Palestine is admitted as the 20th nation of the UAR.

1989
March - Somalia again petitions. The National Assembly votes in favor with a narrow majority. Somalia is added as the 21st Nation of the UAR.

1990
November - The political parties of Somalia, Oman, and Palestine registered to participate in the 6th Presidential Election. December - Hosni Mubarak allows all political parties to participate in the presidential election. Saddam Hussein, Governor of Iraq, has become the Ba'ath Nominee, with Hafez Al-Assad, Governor of Syria, as his running mate. With Mubarak's political repression being unpopular among many, Governor Hussein wins the presidential election with 61% of the vote.
 * Fatah - Palestinian Social Democratic Party.
 * Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party - Somalian Socialist Nationalist Party.

1991
January - Jordan, one of the most reluctant Arab countries to join the UAR at first, finally petitions to join. A referendum finds 77% in favor, and the National Assembly votes unanimously in favor. Jordan becomes the 22nd nation of the UAR.

December - The Soviet Union collapses. President Hussein orders a Day of Celebration, citing the fall of Communism as a new age for the world.

1992
November - The political parties of Jordan register for the 7th National Assembly Elections. December - The 7th National Assembly Elections are held.
 * Democratic People's Party - Jordanian Socialist Party.
 * Democratic Popular Unity Party - Jordanian Socialist Nationalist Party.

1993
February - Comoros petitions to join the UAR. The referendum shows 78% in favor, and the National Assembly finds 2176-24 in favor. Comoros is added as the 23rd nation of the UAR.

1994
July - Eritrea petitions to join the UAR. Although a referendum finds 96% in favor, the National Assembly is hesitant to admit a nation whose primary culture is not dominantly Arab. Their petitioning is rejected for 1 year.

1995
July - Eritrea again petitions. The National Assembly votes narrowly in favor, and Eritrea is admitted as the 24th nation of the UAR. President Hussein declares the Arab World united in the Declaration of Arab Unity, and the confederation debuts a new flag and emblem. 1 week of celebration is declared, and the many governorates of the nation celebrate.

November - No political parties from Eritrea and Comoros registered for the presidential election.

December - Saddam Hussein, lauded for finally uniting the Arab World, wins the presidential election with 83% of the vote against ASU candidate Djibouti Governor Hassan Aptidon.

1996
April - The Pan-Arab Space Agency (PASA) is founded. At the inception ceremony of the agency, President Hussein calls for the Arab people to return to the moon by the turn of the century.

May - President Hussein symbolically burns the Outer Space Treaty on state television. He announces the next day that the UAR has pulled out of the treaty, allowing them to claim sovereignity over celestial bodies.

1997
December - The 8th National Assembly Elections are held.

1998
February - President Hussein announces that the UAR will not participate in the 1998 Winter Olympics for reasons that have yet to be revealed.

1999
February - President Hussein is accused by the non-registered Kurdish Democratic Party of masterminding the 1980's Kurdish Genocide. Hussein denies this claim and orders the Kurdish Democratic Party to be criminalized.

2000
June - Vice President Al-Assad dies of a heart attack. President Hussein announces he will not run for reelection due to his running mate's passing.

December - Yemeni Governor Ali Abdullah Saleh is elected President of the UAR against multiple other candidates, winning with 58% of the vote.

2001
February - The Arab Press Agency is founded by UAR President Saleh. Originally, Saleh intended for the Arab Press Agency to simply be a mouthpiece for the General People's Congress, his party. However, the news channel expanded to be a world news service, available for the entire country for viewing.

Septmeber - Terrorists from the United Arab Republic attack the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. The UAR declares a week of mourning as fears of retaliation grow.