26. What happened on the night of July 23, 1952?

Year: 
2010
Week: 
30
Article number: 
26
Article pages: 
17
Date of source: 
July 28, 2010
Author: 
Jamāl al-Bannā
Reviewer: 
Radwa Y&#363nus
Article summary: 

According to the author, the July Revolution was not a revolution. Neither was it a military coupe or a movement; it was a mere usurpation of power.

The author points out that corrupt and decadent regimes do not require much power to make it fall. He argues that had King Fārūq had enough zeal and will, he would have overcome the small group of officers who took power by chance; instead he was a collapsed monarch representing a collapsed regime and therefore he fled with his life and fortune.

Keywords: King Fārūq - The  July Revolution

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Quality: 
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