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< By the late 1940s, Egypt’s “playboy king,” Farouk, had become “notorious for womanizing — often with shocking flagrancy — and gambling, passing much of his time at night clubs,” according to Jason Thompson’s A History of Egypt.
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A People’s History of Egypt, Part 14, 1949-1952
The movement to democratize Egypt: Bloodless coup sends Farouk into exile.
Prime Minister Gamal Abdel Nasser (right) and President Muhammad Naguib celebrate the Egyptian Revolution of 1952. Image from Bibliotheca Alexandrina / Wikimedia Commons.
< By the late 1940s, Egypt’s “playboy king,” Farouk, had become “notorious for womanizing — often with shocking flagrancy — and gambling, passing much of his time at night clubs,” according to Jason Thompson’s A History of Egypt.
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