Amir and fifty other high-ranking military and…

August 1967 CE

Amir and fifty other high-ranking military and civilian officials are arrested on August 25, 1967, and accused of plotting to overthrow Nasser.

Approximately two weeks later, the government announces that Amir, who had once been considered Nasser's closest associate among the Free Officers, had committed suicide by taking poison while under house arrest.

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Cairo > Al-Qahirah Al-Qahirah Egypt View →

People
Gamal Abdel Nasser View →

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Golan Heights View → Arab people View → United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC) View → Arab nationalism View → Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), or Soviet Union View → Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of View → United Nations, The (U.N.) View → Arab League, or League of Arab States View → Syria, or Syrian Arab Republic View → Palestinians View → Israel View → Gaza Strip View → West Bank View → Jordan, Hashemite Kingdom of View → Egypt, Arab Republic of View → Fatah View → Iraq, First Republic of View → United Arab Republic (U.A.R.; Arab Republic of Egypt) View → PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) View →

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Cold War View →

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Mayhem View → Government View → Custom and Law View →

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