Revolutionary Command Council

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The Revolutionary Command Council was the governing body formed by Egypt’s Free Officers after the 1952 revolution, which directed the country’s political transition and consolidated military rule.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct political body ⓘ
military junta ⓘ
revolutionary governing council ⓘ
abolishedOffice Egyptian monarchy ⓘ
chairman Muhammad Naguib ⓘ
linked to: Mohamed Naguib
composition Free Officers military leaders ⓘ
constitutionalImpact issued provisional constitutional declarations ⓘ
suspended 1923 Egyptian constitution ⓘ
country Egypt ⓘ
dateFounded 1952 ⓘ
deputyChairman Gamal Abdel Nasser ⓘ
dissolved 1954 ⓘ
formedAsResultOf Egyptian Revolution of 1952 ⓘ
foundedBy Free Officers Movement ⓘ
governanceType collective military leadership ⓘ
headquarters Cairo ⓘ
historicalEra post-World War II decolonization ⓘ
ideology Arab nationalism ⓘ
Egyptian nationalism ⓘ
anti-imperialism ⓘ
republicanism ⓘ
keyMember Abdel Hakim Amer ⓘ
Abdel Latif Boghdadi ⓘ
Anwar Sadat ⓘ
Gamal Abdel Nasser ⓘ
Hussein el-Shafei ⓘ
Khaled Mohieddin ⓘ
Salah Salem ⓘ
Zakaria Mohieddin ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
leader Muhammad Naguib ⓘ
linked to: Mohamed Naguib
legalForm extra-constitutional authority ⓘ
notableAction abolition of political parties in Egypt in the early 1950s ⓘ
forced abdication of King Farouk I ⓘ
land reform measures targeting large estates ⓘ
negotiations with Britain over evacuation of troops from the Suez Canal Zone ⓘ
politicalPosition military-led authoritarian rule ⓘ
powerBase Egyptian Armed Forces ⓘ
precededBy King Farouk I of Egypt ⓘ
Muhammad Ali Dynasty ⓘ
proclaimed Republic of Egypt ⓘ
role consolidated military rule in Egypt ⓘ
directed Egypt’s political transition from monarchy to republic ⓘ
supreme governing authority of Egypt after the 1952 revolution ⓘ
significance laid foundations for Nasserist regime in Egypt ⓘ
succeededBy National Union (Egypt) ⓘ
Office of the President of Egypt ⓘ

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Free Officers Movement → secretariat → Revolutionary Command Council ⓘ
Egyptian security establishment → historicalRoot → Free Officers regime established after 1952 Egyptian revolution ⓘ
linked to: Revolutionary Command Council
Mohamed Naguib → detainedBy → Gamal Abdel Nasser government ⓘ
linked to: Revolutionary Command Council
Gamal Salem → memberOf → Revolutionary Command Council ⓘ
National Union (Egypt) → establishedBy → Gamal Abdel Nasser government ⓘ
linked to: Revolutionary Command Council
Order of the Liberation (Egypt) → establishedBy → Revolutionary Command Council (Egypt) ⓘ
linked to: Revolutionary Command Council