King Farouk was forced to abdicate on July 26 1952 in favour of his young son called Prince Ahmad Faud. He escaped to Western Europe.

The power of the army was established in Egypt. The Free Army Officers selected a jovial 50 years' old Neguib to be their nominal leaders.

Political prisoners were set free from jail.

Police sections of the royal and the provincial government were terminated. 456 army officers were demobilised and a serious reformation ensued in different government departments.

Aware of their political limitations at the beginning, the free army officers accepted the advice of old politicians.

Egypt was proclaimed a socialist Republic on 18 June 1953. A "Revolutionary Council" of which they themselves were the members was set up. The RCC said it would govern the country for three years after which a parliamentary government would be created.

To legitimise the new government, RCC created political parties to help spread propaganda news and messages to the Egyptian public in order to drum up support for the revolution which was in progress.

In 1956, Nasser drafted a constitution and presented it for approval by a national plebiscite. The constitution comprised of a complete bill of rights, and guaranteed the economic, physical, legal and moral welfare of every Egyptian citizen.

Nasser created a strong Egyptian army. He was capable of achieving it by bending to the communist bloc. He received military aid from USSR, Czechoslovakia, etc.

In October 1954, an agreement was concluded with Britain to remove her troops from the Suez Canal Zone. Consequently, in 1956 the last group of British soldiers left the Suez Canal Zone.