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Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918-1970) was an army officer, prime minister (1954-56), and then president (1956-70) of Egypt, who became a controversial leader of the Arab world, creating the short-lived United Arab Republic (1958-61), twice fighting losing wars with Israel (1956 and 1967), and engaging in such inter-Arab policies as mediating the Jordanian civil war (1970).

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Nasser Photo Album. Images taken throughout the Egyptian president's life. www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Lobby/5270/album.htm

Gamal Abdul-Nasser Article on the Egyptian president's life and career; from Encyclopaedia of the Orient. i-cias.com/e.o/nasser.htm

Gamal Abdel-Nasser Contains a brief biography, photo album, voice and movie clips, poems about Nasser, and other materials. www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Lobby/5270/index2.htm

Nasser and Arab Unity A brief introduction to the Egyptian president and his role as a leader in uniting Arab-speaking peoples. www.mrdowling.com/608-nasser.html

Nasser Comes to Power in Egypt, Frightening Britain, France, and Israel Article by Donald Neff, in Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, July 1996. www.washington-report.org/backissues/0796/9607083.htm

Nasserist Rule (1956-1970) Summary and evaluation of Gamal Abdel Nasser's term of office as president of Egypt; from ArabNet. www.arab.net/egypt/et_nasser.htm

Sheik Hassan Maamoun This biography of Sheik Hassan Maamoun, who was appointed as the Mufti of Al Azhar (1963-1969) by Egyptian President Gamal Abd Al Naser, contains information on that appointment and a photograph of President Naser and Sheik Maamoun. www.geocities.com/hassanmaamoun

Egypt's Intellectuals Rediscover Nasser Article by Richard Jacquemond in Le Monde diplomatique, July 1997. mondediplo.com/1997/07/egypt