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Farouk
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Farouk (färk`), 1920–65, king of Egypt (1936–52), son and successor of Fuad I. After a short regency he acceded (1937) to the throne. A constitutional monarch, Farouk was frequently at odds with the Wafd Wafd (wŏft), in modern Egyptian history, a political party.
..... Click the link for more information. , the largest Egyptian party. Because of his pro-Axis sympathies during World War II, the British imposed upon him a pro-British premier in 1942. General corruption, added to his defeat in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War Arab-Israeli Wars, conflicts in 1948–49, 1956, 1967, 1973–74, and 1982 between Israel and the Arab states. Tensions between Israel and the Arabs have been complicated and heightened by the political, strategic, and economic interests in the area of the
..... Click the link for more information. , eventually led to the military coup of 1952, headed by Muhammad Naguib and Gamal Abdal Nasser Nasser, Gamal Abdal (gəmäl` ăb`dəl nä`sər)
..... Click the link for more information. . Farouk was forced to abdicate; he fled the country and found refuge abroad.
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Politically the most far-reaching effect of the Arab defeat occurred on July 23, 1952, when King Farouk of Egypt, who had committed his troops to fight against Israel, was deposed and the new Republic of Egypt was proclaimed, by a coup of army officers, most of whom had fought in the war.
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