Word: naguib
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...streets laughing, arguing and anticipating. One clear, chilly morning last week, as the first light fingered the minarets of the Mohammed Ali Mosque east of the city, they headed for Cairo's immense, open Liberation Square. They had come to celebrate a birthday: six months of Soldier Naguib's reign...
...light blue Plymouth convertible, top down, rolled into the square and was greeted by a spine-tingling roar. Major General Mohammed Naguib, dressed in simple army tunic, snapped an answering salute. Cannons boomed, then over the loudspeakers came Naguib's voice: "In the name of the people, in the name of its pains and sorrows, in the name of its rights to a free and honest life, I proclaim the birth of an organization which will cement our unity." With that, 22 old political parties died and Egypt became, in effect, a single-party dictatorship guided by Naguib...
...days Strongman General Mohammed Naguib would mark six months in power; Cairenes looked forward to three days of carnival and rejoicing. But in quiet corners at cocktail parties and intimate dinners of "informed circles," the whisper went: "Stick around, this thing isn't over yet. There are more fireworks to come...
They came with dramatic suddenness. A radio voice asked listeners to stand by for an important announcement. A few minutes later, Egypt resounded to Naguib's words, read by a cabinet minister: "I declare the abolition of all political parties and the confiscation of their funds . . . I declare the start of a transitional period of three years which will enable us to build on a sound, democratic and constitutional regime. As of today I will allow no tampering with the nation's interests." Then the government shut down seven pro-Communist publications, closed the offices of 22 banned...
...TIME correspondent, Naguib announced that he has decided to rule beyond his six months' deadline, until he is certain his revolution has succeeded. "I have never believed in dictatorship," said Naguib, "and I long for the day when I will be able to retire from this position. But only when the nation is able to stand on its feet...