Posted on 08/07/2013 8:19:05 PM PDT by Lorianne
Egypt used to be good at revolutions. When Gamal Abdel Nassers Free Officers overthrew the monarchy in July 1952, hardly a shot was fired in anger, and jubilant crowds took to the streets of Cairo chanting Long live the revolution.
Even the deposed King Farouq seemed to agree that Nasser had done the right thing. As the doleful monarch prepared to sail off into exile aboard the royal yacht Mahroussa from Alexandria, to the resounding echo of a 21-gun salute, Farouq cryptically remarked to General Muhammad Naguib, the head of the Egyptian armed forces, Youve done what I always intended to do myself.
The creation of the Egyptian republic was not entirely without suffering. The Black Saturday riots in Cairo that had taken place the previous January claimed the lives of 50 Egyptians and 17 foreigners including nine Britons.
Precisely who was responsible for orchestrating the attacks remains a heated topic to this day. Some claim it was an MI6 plot hatched by the British and the king to thwart a planned Communist takeover of the country. The nationalists accused the Muslim Brothers (the forerunners of todays Brotherhood) and Communists of seeking to discredit the monarchy.
Whatever the truth, the outcome was that the king never fully recovered his authority, with the result that his overthrow was widely celebrated by the Egyptian people, who sought a more equal distribution of the countrys wealth, and the removal of the governing elite that had concentrated far too much power and wealth into relatively few hands.
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King Farouq was very happy to see himself deposed. He sailed off to the lands formerly known as Christendom and had a rather enjoyable life. Same can’t be said for the people who deposed him or their descendants. Egypt has remained poor and unstable. Now the military has deposed Mursi in yet another attempt to achieve peace and stability. Once again prospects are not good. If Mursi who has not been seen or heard since July 3 finally emerges defiant and demands reinstatement, there will be a bloody civil war. The EU and the US should then prepare for a flood of King Farouck’s people, following his example and fleeing to the lands formerly known as Christendom. Only this time they won’t be arriving in yachts. They will be impoverished and still fervent Muslims.
Redoing the same thing over and over again is not the sign of a good revolution.
Oh, they “learnt” stuff from each other. Both the philosophies of the MB and Nasser are rooted in National Socialism.
A great article. It’s amazing how many striking parallels there were which can be linked to the events of today. There’s nothing new under the sun. Though Nasser lucked in since he didn’t have Obama, Hillary or the NGO’s to contend with... Thanks for posting it.
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