Egypt organized an Arab League with Syria, Saudi, Iraq, Transjordan, Lebanon, Yemen, & itself as members. Primary objective was to foster unity & cooperation among Arab peoples. Activities were largely social, cultural, & economic. Political activity was very limited.
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Egypt
8 dated highlights · 1945 – 1981
1945
194815 May 1948
Egypt, Transjordan, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq invade Israel.
19675 Jun 1967
Six-Day War: Israel launched an offensive against Egypt, Syria, and Jordan.
19678 Jun 1967
Nasser accepts ceasefire after the start of The Six-Day War with his reputation in tatters.
1970
Nasser dies of a heart attack & is succeeded by Anwar Sadat as the president who then tries to offer peace with Israel which was rejected by both the US & Israel.
19736 Oct 1973
Egypt & Syria launch the fourth Arab-Israeli war, popularly known as the Yom Kippur war
197817 Sep 1978
Camp David Accords was signed
19816 Oct 1981
Sadat was assassinated by Muslim extremists