Declaration of the Republic

Muhammed Naguib assumed the Egyptian presidency after the Declaration was issued.

The Declaration of the Republic was a constitutional declaration^[1] issued by the Revolutionary Command Council of Egypt on June 18, 1953.^[2] The purpose of this document was to begin Egypt's transition to a republic and to appoint Major General Muhammad Naguib as the republic's President.

Timeline[]

• The Egyptian Revolution of 1952 demanded that King Farouk abdicate to his son and heir apparent, Prince Ahmed Fouad, and leave the country before 18:30 on July 26, 1952.
• On December 10, 1952, the dissolution of the Constitution of 1923 was announced by the Revolutionary Command Council.
• On January 15, 1953, the Revolutionary Command Council abolished political parties and specified a transitional period of three years.
• On February 10, 1953, the Council issued a constitutional declaration publicizing the provisions for an interim constitution.

Contents[]

The document claims that the opulent lifestyle of the Muhammad Ali family, specifically Ismai'il Pasha, drove Egypt into debt, which gave foreign militaries a plea to occupy the country.

The document includes three demands:

• The abolition of the Muhammad Ali monarchy
• The declaration of a republic led by Mohamed Naguib
• The persistence of the Command Council throughout the 'transitional period'

The document ends with a religious note: "We have to trust God and ourselves, and to feel the pride that God has endowed to his faithful worshippers."^[1]

Signatories[]

• Major General Staff Muhammad Naguib, Leader of the Army Revolution
• Binbashi Staff Gamal Abdul Nasser Hussein
• Wing Commander Gamal Salem
• Wing Commander Abdel Latif Mahmoud Boghdadi
• Binbashi Staff Zakaria Mohieddin
• Binbashi Anwar El-Sadat
• Binbashi Hussein El-Shafei
• Sagh Staff Abdel Hakim Amer
• Sagh Staff Salah el-Din Mustafa Salem
• Sagh Staff Kamal El-Din Hussein
• Squadrons Leader Hassan Ibrahim
• Sagh Khaled Mohieddin

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