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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]].
The revolution was faced with immediate threats from Western imperial powers, particularly the United Kingdom, which had occupied [[Sultanate of Egypt|Egypt]] since 1882, and France, both of whom were wary of rising nationalist sentiment in territories under their control throughout Africa and the [[Arab world]]. The ongoing [[Arab–Israeli conflict|State of War with Israel]] also posed a serious challenge, as the [[Free Officers Movement (Egypt)|Free Officers]] increased [[Kingdom of Egypt|Egypt]]'s already strong support of the [[Palestinians]]. These two issues conflated four years after the revolution when Egypt was invaded by [[British Empire|Britain]], France, and Israel in the [[Suez Crisis]] of 1956. Despite enormous military losses<ref>{{Cite book|last=Mart|first=Michelle|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=siDi1WTHjOUC&pg=PA159|title=Eye on Israel: How America Came to View the Jewish State as an Ally|date=2006-02-09|publisher=SUNY Press|isbn=978-0-7914-6687-2|language=en}}</ref>, the war was seen as a political victory for [[Republic of Egypt (1953-1958)|Egypt]], especially as it left the [[Suez Canal]] in uncontested Egyptian control for the first time since 1875, erasing what was seen as a mark of national humiliation. This strengthened the appeal of the revolution in other [[Arab world|Arab]] and African countries.<ref>{{
=== The Coup ===
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