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On this day - 28 September

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Death of Gamal Abdel Nasser

Daily Mirror 28/09/1970

Gamal Abdel Nasser served as the second president of Egypt from 1954 although he wasn't formally elected as president until 1956. In 1970 he suffered a heart attack and, despite medical care, died several hours later. He was aged 52.

His funeral procession occured on October 1st in Cairo and was attended by around 5 million mourners who lined the 10 km/6.2 mile route.

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