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Dates: during 1952-1952
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...Zeezee" & "Safsaf." The Wafd was once the greatest political force in Egypt with a wide following among the people, to whom it promised independence from Britain and a better life. But over the years it grew deeply corrupt. Nahas himself was once a respected leader. The son of fellaheen, he came from Egypt's soil. He was a devoted servant of the people, and he lived simply even after he became Premier. Then in 1936 he took as his wife the lovely, ambitious daughter of a landowner. Her name was Zeinab, but Nahas called her "Zeezee." She called...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Defiance for Naguib | 10/6/1952 | See Source »

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