Timeline Saturday 1 February 1958

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Saturday 1 February 1958

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Events on Saturday 1 February 1958 1

1958 United Arab Republic formed Egypt and Syria unite under Nasser Egypt and Syria merged to form the United Arab Republic under President Gamal Abdel Nasser, the high-water mark of pan-Arab nationalism. Syria withdrew from the union in 1961, though Egypt retained the name until 1971.

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