EgyptGamal Abdel Nasser led the 1952 Free Officers coup and was president of Egypt from 1956 until his death in 1970. He nationalized the Suez Canal, carried out land reform and Arab socialism, championed pan-Arabism and co-founded the non-aligned movement.
In the 12 Axes register, Gamal Abdel Nasser leans hardest on Democratic – Autocratic: Autocratic 95%; the register median is Democratic 68%.
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Where Gamal Abdel Nasser sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Centralized
Centralized rule through a single presidency
Autocracy
Ruled through the Arab Socialist Union, the sole legal party
Authoritarian
Banned the Muslim Brotherhood and imprisoned opponents
Nationalist
Led pan-Arab nationalism and the 1958–61 United Arab Republic
Militarist
Fought the 1956 and 1967 wars; sent troops to Yemen
Assimilationist
Pan-Arab identity; expelled British, French and many Jews after 1956
Socialist
Nationalized banks, industry and the Suez Canal Company
Planned Economy
Launched five-year plans and state industrialization
Protectionist
Led non-aligned movement; import-substitution policy
Moderate
Reformed al-Azhar to merge Islamic and socialist thinking
Progressive
1956 constitution granted women's suffrage and banned sex discrimination
Technological
Built the Aswan High Dam
Set against the median of all 124 figures in the register.
Democratic – Autocratic
On Democratic – Autocratic, Gamal Abdel Nasser is at Autocratic 95%. The register median is Democratic 68%.
Irreligious – Religious
On Irreligious – Religious, Gamal Abdel Nasser is at balanced 50%, almost the register median of balanced 50%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.britannica.com
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The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].
