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Nahas Pasha
(Encyclopedia) Nahas Pasha (Mustafa Nahas Pasha)Nahas Pashanähäsˈ päˈshä [key], 1876–1965, Egyptian statesman, leader (1927–52) of the Wafd party. He was premier five times between 1928 and 1952.…Basra
(Encyclopedia) Basra Basra bŭsˈrə [key], Arabic al Basrah, city (2020 est. pop. 1,352,000), SE…Nasser, Gamal Abdal
(Encyclopedia) Nasser, Gamal AbdalNasser, Gamal Abdalgəmälˈ ăbˈdəl näˈsər [key], 1918–70, Egyptian army officer and political leader, first president of the republic of Egypt (1956–70). A…Muawiya
(Encyclopedia) MuawiyaMuawiyam&oomacr;äˈwēä [key], d. 680, 1st Umayyad caliph (661–80), one of the greatest Muslim statesmen; son of Abu Sufyan, a Koreish tribesman of Mecca. He submitted to…Faidherbe, Louis Léon César
(Encyclopedia) Faidherbe, Louis Léon CésarFaidherbe, Louis Léon Césarlwē lāôNˈ sāzärˈ fādĕrbˈ [key], 1818–89, French colonial administrator. He was a leading participant in the establishment of the…Sadat, Anwar al-
(Encyclopedia) Sadat, Anwar al-Sadat, Anwar al-änwärˈ äl-sädätˈ [key], 1918–81, Egyptian political leader and president (1970–81). He entered (1936) Abbasia Military Academy, where he became friendly…abdication
(Encyclopedia) abdication, in a political sense, renunciation of high public office, usually by a monarch. Some abdications have been purely voluntary and resulted in no loss of prestige. For…Modern Egypt: Rulers
Baybars I, Mamluk sultan (1260–77) of Egypt and SyriaMuhammad Ali, pasha of Egypt after 1805Ismail Pasha, ruler of Egypt (1863–79)Tewfik Pasha (Muhammad Tewfik), khedive of Egypt (1879–92)…Fulani
(Encyclopedia) FulaniFulanif&oomacr;läˈnē [key], people of W Africa, numbering approximately 14 million. They are of mixed sub-Saharan African and Berber origin. First recorded as living in the…Revolution in Egypt: Protests Lead to the Resignation of Hosni Mubarak
Read about the resignation of Hosni Mubarak and find information about Egypt and the Middle East by Beth Rowen Hosni Mubarak On Feb. 11, 2011, embattled Egyptian…Trending
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