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| 1928 |
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| Establishment of the Egyptian Radio and Television Corporation. | 1 |
| Formation of the MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD in Ismailiyya by HASAN AL-BANNA. The organization began as a religious and educational society that sponsored public meetings and lectures on Islam. In general, its program stressed the need to defend Islam from corrupting forces and outside threats (e.g., missionary activity), and to reform Egyptian society and politics according to Islamic principles. | 2 |
| In 1932, the headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood moved to Cairo. By the late 1930s, it had become increasingly involved in Egyptian and Arab politics. Openly proclaiming an anti-Zionist and anti-British platform, the Brotherhood sent aid (and, in 1948, fighters) to Palestine and plotted during World War II with anti-British politicians (and in 1951–52 staged a guerrilla campaign against the British in the Canal Zone). By the late 1940s, the Brotherhood had become one of the most powerful political organizations in the country. At this stage, the leadership adopted violent methods, a decision that had profound consequences for the regime and for the Brotherhood itself. | 3 |
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| March 16 |
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| Appointment of Mustafa al-Nahhas, the new leader of the Wafd, as prime minister. | 4 |
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| June 25 |
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| Appointment of Muhammad Mahmud (from the Liberal Constitutional Party) as premier. | 5 |
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| July 19 |
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| Suspension of Parliament. The government also did away with freedom of the press and the right of public assembly. Constitutional government was restored on Oct. 31, 1929. | 6 |
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