National Union (Egypt)

National Union
الاتحاد القومي
General SecretaryAnwar Sadat
(1957–1959)
Kamal el-Din Hussein
(1959–1962)
ChairmanGamal Abdel Nasser
Founded28 May 1957[a]
Dissolved1962 (1962)
Preceded byLiberation Rally
Succeeded byArab Socialist Union
HeadquartersCairo, Egypt
IdeologyArab nationalism
Arab socialism
Pan-Arabism
Nasserism
Anti-Zionism
Anti-Ikhwanism
Republicanism
Anti-communism
Political positionLeft-wing

The National Union (Arabic: الاتحاد القومي al-Ittihâd al-Kawmi) was the only permitted party in the United Arab Republic,[2][3] the political union between Egypt and Syria that existed from 1957 to 1962.

  1. ^ "أنور السادات". sadat.bibalex.org. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
  2. ^ Drs. Ch. Jansen: Encyclopedia of the Middle East, Text and Explanation: Actuale Parool Pockets 6, Parool A'dam 1969, p. 93
  3. ^ A. Goldschmidt Jr., R. Johnston: Historical Dictionary of Egypt, Scarecrow Press Lanham, Maryland / Oxford 20033, p. 293


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