Republic of Egypt (1953–1958): Difference between revisions

=== The Free Officers ===

The Free Officers's goals were to Abolish the [[Kingdom of Egypt]], to establish a republic, end the [[History of Egypt under the British|British Occupation of Egypt]] including the [[Suez Canal]], and to secure the independence of [[Republic of the Sudan (1956–1969)|Sudan]] from the British, who governed it as [[Anglo-Egyptian Sudan]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Lahav|first=Pnina|author-link=Pnina Lahav|title=The Suez Crisis of 1956 and its Aftermath: A Comparative Study of Constitutions, Use of Force, Diplomacy and International Relations|url=https://scholarship.law.bu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1199&context=faculty_scholarship|journal=Boston University Law Review}}</ref> The revolutionary government adopted a staunchly [[Nationalism|nationalist]], [[Anti-imperialism|anti-imperialist]] agenda, which came to be expressed chiefly through [[Arab nationalism]], and international [[Non-Aligned Movement|non-alignment]].