How did Farouk I lose his power?
Natural death
Assassination
1952 Coup d'etat
Lost in a war
Answer
Farouk I lost his power in a 1952 Coup d'etat. A military coup was organized by the Free Officers Movement, a group of Egyptian army officers led by Gamal Abdel Nasser, who became Egypt's first President after the coup. The coup was the result of growing discontent with Farouk's rule, which was marked by corruption and economic mismanagement.
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