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NASSER IN POWER

NASSER IN POWER. By Lanie Corrigan, Simogne Hudson, Max Mendola , Laura Mitchell, Steven Soo , Ariana Stuart. FOREIGN POLICY. NON-ALIGNMENT MOVEMENT After the African-Asian Bandung Conference in Indonesia (1955), Nasser embraced positive neutralism*

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NASSER IN POWER

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  1. NASSER IN POWER By Lanie Corrigan, Simogne Hudson, Max Mendola, Laura Mitchell, Steven Soo, Ariana Stuart

  2. FOREIGN POLICY • NON-ALIGNMENT MOVEMENT • After the African-Asian Bandung Conference in Indonesia (1955), Nasser embraced positive neutralism* • Wanted to make Egypt completely independent of outside control • USA • Nasser was very anti-imperialist and maintained only a civil relationship with the US in the 50s • USSR • Tense relationship because Nasser refused to accept communism *During the Cold War, Positive Neutralism was the act of non-alignment with USA and Russia.

  3. SUEZ CRISIS (1956) • August 4, 19 Nasser announces that he is going to nationalize the Suez canal. • In September, Israel, Britain, and France stage a coup • Stopped by the United Nations (sort of) • Results: • Nasser is viewed as a hero by Egyptians and neighboring states • Relationships between USSR improve • UN peacekeepers patrol • Relationship with Israel is bad • Rest of world starts to consider Egyptian area a sphere of influence

  4. Domestic Policy • Political • June 1956, New Constitution • Islam was a state religion • Egypt was part of Arab nation • Government included: president, council of ministers, and national assembly • National union replaced all political parties • First election in 1957 included women’s suffrage • Economic • Nasser continued nationalization “Egyptianization” • 1958, five year plan set in motion • Nasser disappointed by results (corruption and low productivity)

  5. The United Arab Republic • 1958-Egypt unites with Syria to establish UAR • Motivated by increased security for Egypt and opportunity for improved economy • Ended after a coup in 1961

  6. Post UAR • Nasser blames collapse on bourgeoisie • Afraid capitalists had dominated political and social media • Nasser pushed for “Arab Socialism” by nationalizing private property

  7. ARAB SOCIALISM • Economic: • First Five Year plan in 1958 • Radical land reform; limit on private property, and a system of cooperatives • Political: • Government restructured in 1963 after the National Charter • “Military bureaucratic society” • Reorganized Military

  8. ECONOMIC PROBLEMS • Population • At first wanted more people for bigger army • Country couldn’t support growing population • Islam’s opposition toward birth control made population control difficult • Class Struggle • A new elite class formed from members of gov. • The rest suffered from inflation due to indirect taxes • Aswan Dam • Completed in 1970 with USSR aid • It bettered relations with the USSR • Grain • Dependent on US for grain • Led to shortages in 1966 • Nasser decided friendship would be impossible if Johnson was President

  9. Nasser Images

  10. Sources Mimmack, Brian, Eunice Price, and Daniela Senes. History. Oxford: Pearson Education, 2010. Print.

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