'All I did was recount the events as they happened, and explained the principles he followed by showing documents he wrote while an officer in the army and during his presidency,' she told AFP.

Kennedy, as well as Soviet ruler Nikita Khrushchev. 'Nasser: Secret Archives' includes excerpts of his journal while he fought the Arab-Israeli war in 1948 and exchanges with US president John F. To mark 50 years since his death, his oldest daughter, Hoda, published a book giving new insight into the life of the divisive leader. Nasser was feted as a bulwark against Israel, colonialism and poverty during much of his 16 years in power, first as prime minister and then president.Įarly successes included the thwarting, albeit thanks to US influence, of an invasion by Britain, France and Israel in 1956 after Nasser nationalised the Suez Canal.Ĭritics, however, saw him as a symbol of populist authoritarianism, economic folly and geopolitical imprudence which significantly compromised his standing by the time he died on September 28, 1970.

Best known for his colloquial charisma and pan-Arab populism, he enraptured listeners with his radio broadcasts and inspired enormous pride inside the North African country and well beyond its borders.

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