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Who did Mohamed Naguib succeed as the head of the Revolutionary Command Council?
Gamal Abdel Nasser
King Farouk
No one, he was the first
Anwar Sadat
Answer
Mohamed Naguib was the first head of the Revolutionary Command Council. The Revolutionary Command Council was the body that ruled Egypt after the overthrow of King Farouk in 1952. Naguib was a former army officer who had been involved in the coup. He was appointed as the head of the council by Gamal Abdel Nasser, who was the real power behind the coup.
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