Republic & After · event 1 of 14

1952

The Free Officers. A military coup deposes King Farouk. The monarchy is abolished the following year and the republic declared.

The Republic & After era

  1. 1952
  2. 1956
  3. 1961
  4. 1967
  5. 1971
  6. 1973
  7. 1981
  8. 1988
  9. 2005
  10. 25 January 2011
  11. 2013
  12. 2015
  13. 2021
  14. 2020s

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