Today we’re looking at Gamal Abdel NasserGamal Abdel Nasser (1/15/1918 – 9/28/1970) was president of Egypt from 1954 to '70.Some notable feats or facts include:>born to a working class family in Alexandria who were staunch believers in Arab nationalism>lost his mother at age 8 when she died in childbirth>became involved in political activism as a youth and developed a strong class animosity towards his country's ruling elite>Nasser considered an army career but his political activism caused his application at the Royal Military Academy to be rejected, so he studied law instead>after a second attempt, he got into the Military Academy, graduated at age 20, and became a junior lieutenant in the Egyptian army>was offended when the British compelled King Farouk to appoint a pro-Allied PM during World War II for being an insult to Egyptian sovereignty>Nasser saw combat action in the Arab-Israeli War in 1948 and complained about the army's poor state of readiness, additionally he was offended at the cease fire terms offered to Tel Aviv>the government tossed the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty in 1951 and the coup of January 25, 1952 saw the monarchy overthrown and the British expelled from Egypt>an attempt by the Muslim Brotherhood to assassinate Nasser in 1954 led to his becoming Egypt's unquestioned leader
>despite attempts to extend peace feelers to Israel, the latter would not budge or give up expansionist designs>unable to obtain technical and military assistance from the West at an acceptable price, Nasser allied with the Soviet bloc>the Suez Crisis in 1956 saw the British, French, and Israelis attempt to stop Egyptian nationalization of the Suez Canal, but were foiled by the intervention of President Eisenhower>British and French nationals as well as Egyptian Jews were expelled from Egypt as punishment>the US nonetheless remained unfriendly to Nasser's pan-Arabist ideology despite his hostility to communism>Nasser nationalized a good deal of Egypt's capital industries and energy production>an attempt to unite Egypt and Syria as the United Arab Republic shortly failed>the government's share of the Egyptian economy continued to expand and Nasser grew more authoritarian and intolerant of dissent>war with Israel began the first week of June 1967>the swift and total victory of the IDF left Nasser a broken, disgraced figure>long in poor health from stress and heavy smoking, he died of a heart attack and diabetes complications on September 28, 1970What do you think of the man who met his Waterloo in 1967?Link to previous thread >>18730503
>>18732104>What do you think of the man who met his Waterloo in 1967?Loooser. Looossseerrrr.
>>18732104>the swift and total victory of the IDF left Nasser a broken, disgraced figure>Until the present day, Nasser serves as an iconic figure throughout the Arab world,[301][322] a symbol of Arab unity and dignity,[323][324][325] and a towering figure in modern Middle Eastern history.[38] He is also considered a champion of social justice in Egypt.[326][327] Time writes that despite his mistakes and shortcomings, Nasser "imparted a sense of personal worth and national pride that [Egypt and the Arabs] had not known for 400 years. This alone may have been enough to balance his flaws and failures."[296]Thanks for letting me know that I can ignore these threads. You didn't even remember the War of Attrition.
A fascist, tho no one wants to admit it because in their mind only whites can be fascist.
>>18732101One of those guys people who hate Western Civilisation claim to like just so they do not appear that they hate Western Civilisation that much.They don't even need to like him, they can just say something like: I don't agree with everything Nassar stood for, but I respect him
>>18732403What I'm reading>cope cope cope cope
>>18732101Why do Arab chuds worship losers like Nasser so much?
>>18732403>omg soviet union please help us against 3 million joos even though we outnumber them and attack them from 3 frontsWar of Attrition summed up
>>18732101He thought he was a Potential Man, but wasn't even that.
>>18732101How did he even lose against Israel? It was totally possible to defeat them in the 60s, US was still tepid only.Why didn't he keep fighting?
>>18732727Because Soviet material was much shittier than Western material
>>18732743It's specifically because the Arabs are retards not because they had "bad" equipment
>>18732743North Vietnam blew the USA itself the fuck out with shitty Soviet material so that's no cope.Arabs just can't win wars. They couldn't even beat Chad. They couldn't even beat South Sudan. Literally zero Ws since like 1517
>>18732786But the arabs lost 1517 and got btfo by the turks
>>18732786The NVA mostly didn't engage the US military directly.
>>18732787Precisely my point, they never recovered
>>18732727it's easier to win a defensive war than an offensive one
Sadat said he was basically a dead man walking since the Six Day War. He was never the same again and quietly wished he was dead.
