Anatomia di una caduta: la fine della Corona d’Egitto-Sudan e la rivoluzione di Nasser

Anatomie d’une chute. The ‘Nasser Revolution’ and the end of Egyptian Crown

Abstract

Among the monarchies that were abolished during the XX Century, a prominent role is filled, arguably, by Egypt. The facts of July 1952 identify, on the one hand, a clear breaking point of the postcolonial plans on the Middle East and North Africa regions, representing the first large collapse of an established monarchy; on the other hand, it stands in opposition to the region’s predominant trend, which still sees many royal families remain in office. The abolishment of the Crown of Egypt-Sudan marks a shift in the country’s history to a model of Arab socialism inspired by the leader of the Revolution, Gamal Nasser. In the background, the royal family suffered exile and dispossession, but this was not followed by any claims. More recently, there has been growing, if slight, nostalgia for the old regime.

Keywords: Nasserism; Egyptian Revolution; King Faruq I; Monarchy nostalgia; Middle East and North Africa