Caption:
Gamal Abdel Nasser and members of the RCC, welcomed by cheering crowds in Alexandria 1954, after the signing of the British withdrawal order. (Salah Salem seated in front of Nasser with sunglasses), Kamal el-Din Husseini (behind Salem), Anwar Sadat (only partially visible, behind Husseini), Abdel Hakim Amer (standing behind Nasser, face not seen). Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918 - 1970), President of Egypt, serving from 1956 until his death in 1970. Nasser led the 1952 overthrow of the monarchy and introduced far-reaching land reforms the following year.