Farouk of egypt
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Updated: 10 Oct 2017
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Created byGussy Dennett
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BirthAttended the Royal Military Academy in WoolwichReturns to Egypt as for fathers deathOfficialy become King of Egypt and meets his future wifeGets married to Safinaz Zulficar same year first daughter is bornGets first official misstressGets rid of both the pro-British prime minister and the hated British ambassadorA cholera epidemic strikes, 35,000 people die within 6 months.State of Israel was declared, and the Arab countries declared warGets introduced to 16-year-old Narriman SadekIn February 1951, Farouk officially announced his engagement to Narriman. They were married on May 6On January 16, 1952, Narriman gave birth to Farouk’s only son, Ahmad Fouad. Same year Nassar leads successful coup, and Farouk is forced to abdicateFarouk takes 22-year-old Annamaria Gatti to a restaurant. After dinner, he smokes then collapses at the table. He was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead just after midnight.
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