Word: nasserism
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Suggestion to the Brothers. Nasser's destination was Khartoum, where the leaders of the Arab world were gathering at one more summit in one more attempt to forge a united front against Israel. And once more, all hopes for unity were shot down even before the meetings began. Fearing that the old cries for jihad (holy war) were about to be toned down, Algeria's leftist President, Houari Boumediene, decided the meeting was not worth bothering about...
...seemed like old times - the friendly days before Nasser fired him for losing the war with Israel. The illusion did not last long. At dinner, Nasser in formed the marshal that he was under house arrest...
Similar scenes were played all over Cairo last week. At Nasser's orders, military police scoured the city, arrested more than 100 colonels and generals suspected of discontent. The dragnet also picked up the former War Minister, the former director of military prisons, four parliamentary Deputies and the government information chief. No hard evidence was offered to suggest that the arrested officials were actually plotting to overthrow the government...
Their confinement seemed merely precautionary. For the first time since the war, Nasser was preparing to leave the country, and he wanted to be sure he could get back...
...Kuwait, the rich oil-producing states agreed to put up $392 million to rebuild Egypt and Jordan-on condition that they be allowed to resume oil shipments to the West. But instead of pursuing destructive schemes for all-out rearmament against Israel, the summit dwelt on more sober thoughts. Nasser himself set the tone...