1952 ⟶ Nasser Leads Coup in Egypt

Gamal Abdel Nasser heads a coup against King Farouk of Egypt...
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💣 Nasser Leads Coup in Egypt

Gamal Abdel Nasser heads a coup against King Farouk of Egypt.⟶
Nasser Leads Coup in Egypt (1952)
EgyptNasserCoupMiddle EastDecolonizationPoliticsGamal Abdel Nasser

🇮🇷 CIA and MI6 Orchestrate Iranian Coup

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the British MI6 assists a royalist coup that restores Mohammad Reza Pahlavi to power as the Shah of Iran and ousts Prime Minister Mohammed Mosaddeq (Operation Ajax). The coup was organized because of Iranian nationalization of the oil industry and fears of Iran joining the Soviet camp.⟶
CIA and MI6 Orchestrate Iranian Coup (1953)
IranCIAMI6CoupOperation AjaxCold WarOilMiddle EastNationalism

🚢 Suez Canal Nationalized

The United States and the United Kingdom cancel offers of aid on the construction of the Aswan Dam in Egypt due to its arms purchases from the Eastern Bloc. Nasser retaliates by nationalizing the Suez Canal.⟶
Suez Canal Nationalized (1956)
EgyptSuez CanalNationalizationEconomicsMiddle EastNasserCold WarInternational Relations

🪖 Ba'ath Party Coup in Iraq

Abdul Rahman Arif, the President of Iraq at that time was overthrown by a coup staged by Iraq Ba'athist Party. The revolution eventually lead to the installation of the Ba'athist government in Iraq.⟶
Ba'ath Party Coup in Iraq (1968)
IraqcoupBa'ath PartyMiddle Eastpoliticsgovernmentregional conflictCold War proxy

⚔️ Idi Amin's Coup in Uganda

Idi Amin launches a successful coup d'état against Milton Obote in Uganda and declares himself President of Uganda. Under Amin, Uganda would switch allegiances to the Eastern Bloc and develop strong ties to the Soviet Union and East Germany.⟶
Idi Amin's Coup in Uganda (1971)
UgandaIdi AmincoupEastern BlocSoviet UnionAfricaCold Warpoliticsdecolonization

🇪🇬 Sadat Purges Nasserists and Expels Soviets in Egypt

Anwar Sadat's Egypt)" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text-blue-600 hover:underline dark:text-gray-300 dark:underline dark:hover:text-gray-100">Corrective Revolution purges Nasserist members of the government and security forces, and eventually expels Soviet military from Egypt.⟶
Sadat Purges Nasserists and Expels Soviets in Egypt (1971)
EgyptAnwar SadatUSSRCold WarPoliticsMiddle EastSoviet InfluenceExpulsionNasserism