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Arab Republic of Egypt جمهورية مصر العربية | |
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Capital and largest city | Cairo |
Official languages | Arabic |
Recognised national languages | Egyptian Arabic |
Dominant mode of production | Capitalism |
Government | Unitary semi-presidential republic |
Area | |
• Total | 1,010,408 km² |
Population | |
• 2021 estimate | 102,674,145 |
Egypt, officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country in North Africa and West Asia. The United States is currently involved in a secret proxy war in Egypt codenamed Enigma Hunter.[1]
History
In 1952, the Free Officers led by Gamal Abdel Nasser organized a nationalist revolution and nationalized the Suez Canal.[2]
In 2011, millions of people in Egypt rose up to overthrow the U.S.-backed police state led by Hosni Mubarak.[2] Due to the lack of a revolutionary socialist party, the capitalist Muslim Brotherhood party took power under Mohamed Morsi.[3] Morsi supported U.S. efforts to overthrow Bashar al-Assad in Syria and passed a new constitution limiting the rights of women and religious minorities. In 2013, General Abdul Fatah Saeed al-Sisi removed Morsi from power and appointed Hazem Al Beblawi as prime minister. The military has killed almost 100 supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood.[2]
References
- ↑ "U.S. forces involved in at least 23 proxy wars across the world, new documents suggest" (2022-07-07). Monthly Review. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Mazda Majidi (2013-07-20). "U.S. imperialism and the coup in Egypt" Liberation News. Archived from the original on 2019-07-14. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
- ↑ "How can we make a revolution? Lessons of Egypt and Occupy" (2014-07-06). Liberation School. Archived from the original on 2021-05-05. Retrieved 2022-07-13.