==Origins== Beginning in 1957, Syria was close to a communist takeover of political power; it had a highly organized Communist Party and the army`s chief of staff, Afif al-Bizri, was a Communist sympathizer. Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser told a Syrian delegation, including President Shukri al-Quwatli and Prime Minister Khaled al-Azem, tha....
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political union of Egypt and Syria proclaimed on Feb. 1, 1958, and ratified in nationwide plebiscites. It ended on Sept. 28, 1961, when Syria, ... [10 related articles]
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Union formed in 1958, broken in 1961, between
Egypt and
Syria. Egypt continued to use the name after the break-up unti...
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Union formed in 1958, broken in 1961, between Egypt and Syria. Egypt continued to use the name after the break-up until 1971
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a name given the union of Egypt and Syria from 1958 to 1961; after that, the official name of Egypt alone until 1971. Abbr.: U.A.R. Cf.
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