Gamal Abdel Nasser's Death
Born (Birthday) January 15, 1918
Death Date September 28, 1970
Age of Death 52 years
Cause of Death Heart Attack
Place of Death Cairo, Egypt
Place of Burial Abdel Nasser Mosque
Profession World Leader
The world leader Gamal Abdel Nasser died at the age of 52. Here is all you want to know and more!
Biography - A Short Wiki
Egyptian president from 1956 to 1970. He tried to unify the Arab states and fought two wars against Israel, all of which made him a revered figure in Arab politics.
A colonel in the Egyptian army, he helped plan and carry out the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, overthrowing the monarchy.
His Pan-Arab politicking made him popular, but Islamists spoke out against his disregard for religion (and were arrested as a result).
How did Gamal Abdel Nasser die?
After the conclusion of the 1970 Arab League summit, Nasser suffered a heart attack and died. His funeral in Cairo drew five to six million mourners, and prompted an outpouring of grief across the Arab world.
Quotes
""There is no longer a way out of our present situation except by forging a road toward our objective, violently and by force, over a sea of blood and under a horizon blazing with fire."
""I have been a conspirator for so long that I mistrust all around me."
""The genius of you Americans is that you never make clear-cut stupid moves, only complicated stupid moves which make the rest of us wonder at the possibility that we might be missing something."
""Events are not a matter of chance."
""What was taken by force, can only be restored by force."