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United Arab Republic, 1958–61

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Also Known As	U.A.R. • Jumhūrīyah al-ʿArabīyah al-Muttaḥidah

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United Arab Republic, 1958–61

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Syria

Egypt

Key People

Gamal Abdel Nasser

Gamal Abdel Nasser

president of Egypt

Akram al-Hawrani

Syrian politician

Muḥammad ʿAbd al-Munʿim Riyāḍ

Egyptian military officer