Eastern Mediterranean 1958: United Arab Republic
22 February 1958
22 Feb 1958
United Arab Republic
15 May 1948 End of Mandatory Palestine
11 Jun 1948 First Arab–Israeli War
30 Dec 1948 Israeli Victory in Palestine
11 May 1949 UN Recognition of Israel
23 Jul 1952 Egyptian Revolution
13 Jun 1956 Rise of Nasser
7 Nov 1956 Suez Crisis
22 Feb 1958 United Arab Republic
19 Jul 1958 Nasser’s Zenith
21 Sep 1964 Independence of Cyprus and Malta
10 Jun 1967 Six-Day War
18 Sep 1970 Black September
8 Oct 1973 Yom Kippur War
24 Oct 1973 Yom Kippur War: Israeli Counterattack
The Suez Crisis turned Egypt's President Nasser into a hero and encouraged Syria to join Egypt in the United Arab Republic, intended as the first step towards a larger pan-Arab state. However the move was feared by the monarchies of Jordan and Iraq, who formed their own federation in response.