President Gamal Abdel Nasser, leader of Egypt for 18 years and hero of much of the Arab world, died today. The Government radio said the 52-year-old President was the victim of a heart attack.
The Eqyptian leader's death came only on day after a triumph of patient negotiation in which he overcame deep hostility and acheived an agreement to end fighting between the Jordanian Army and Palestinian Guerrillas.
Vice President Sadat took over as interim ruler.
Source: Nw York Times
Monday, September 28, 1970
Tuesday, September 15, 1970
Ex-Policeman Tells Court He Killed Somali President
A 22-year-old former policeman, Said Yusu Ismail, testfied today in a crowded and heavily guarded security court here that he had killed President Abdirashid Ali Shermarke.
Source: New York Times
Source: New York Times
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