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Follow modern Egypt from Nasser and the Suez Crisis through Sadat's peace and the Mubarak era to the 2011 revolution and the present.

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Republic of Egypt · 1952–present
Modern Egypt

The Republic of Egypt

From the proclamation of the republic and the rise of Nasser through the Suez Crisis, the Six-Day War and the Aswan High Dam, Sadat's October War and historic peace with Israel, the long Mubarak era, the January 25 Revolution and the rise of Sisi, to Egypt in the present day. Slide across the modern republic, heir to five thousand years of history on the Nile.

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1953 AD

The Republic
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    The proclamation of the republic

    A year after the Free Officers' coup, the monarchy is abolished and Egypt is declared a republic, with Muhammad Naguib as its first president.

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The Republic of Egypt

From the proclamation of the republic and the rise of Nasser through the Suez Crisis, the Six-Day War and the Aswan High Dam, Sadat's October War and historic peace with Israel, the long Mubarak era, the January 25 Revolution and the rise of Sisi, to Egypt in the present day. Slide across the modern republic, heir to five thousand years of history on the Nile.

  1. The Republic

    • The proclamation of the republic

      A year after the Free Officers' coup, the monarchy is abolished and Egypt is declared a republic, with Muhammad Naguib as its first president.

  2. The Nasser Era

    • The Suez Crisis

      Nasser nationalises the Suez Canal, provoking an invasion by Britain, France, and Israel that ends in a political triumph for Egypt and Nasser.

  3. The Nasser Era

    • The Six-Day War

      Israel destroys the Egyptian air force in a surprise attack and seizes the Sinai Peninsula, a devastating defeat that shakes Nasser's Egypt to its core.

  4. The Nasser Era

    • The Aswan High Dam

      The completion of the Aswan High Dam tames the Nile's flood, generating power and reclaiming land, but transforming the river's ancient rhythms forever.

  5. The Sadat Era

    • The October War

      Sadat launches a surprise attack across the Suez Canal, and though the war ends in stalemate, the crossing restores Egyptian pride and reopens the path to peace.

  6. The Sadat Era

    • Peace with Israel

      After the Camp David Accords, Sadat signs a historic peace treaty with Israel, regaining the Sinai but isolating Egypt in the Arab world.

  7. The Mubarak Era

    • The long rule of Hosni Mubarak

      Hosni Mubarak succeeds the assassinated Sadat and governs Egypt for three decades of stability, alignment with the West, and growing authoritarianism.

  8. Revolution & After

    • The January 25 Revolution

      Inspired by the Arab Spring, mass protests centred on Cairo's Tahrir Square force Mubarak from power after thirty years of rule.

  9. Revolution & After

    • Morsi, the coup, and the rise of Sisi

      After a year of Muslim Brotherhood rule under Mohamed Morsi, mass protests and a military takeover led by Abdel Fattah el-Sisi reshape Egypt once again.

  10. Egypt Today

    • Egypt in the present

      A nation of over a hundred million, Egypt confronts the challenges of population, water, and economy while reaffirming its ancient heritage on the world stage.