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The controversy has never stopped in Egypt about the movement of army officers in July 1952, but it has been distinguished over the past few years by gaining new food fueled by the successive events on the Egyptian political scene.

Paradoxically, this increase is employed by both parties, whether supporters of the officers’ movement or its opponents, while the controversy reached its climax this year (2021) with existential threats to Egypt represented by the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, amid demands from large sectors of Egyptians for the necessity of a military strike, especially since the authority It has been in the hands of the military since the army intervened to oust elected President Mohamed Morsi on July 3, 2013.

And it became usual every year to hint on social networking sites the tone of increasing heartbreak and nostalgia for the gains of the "July Revolution", with social losses that affected workers, peasants and employees, and they are the groups that benefit most from the decisions issued under the rule of President Gamal Abdel Nasser, who took power after the removal of Muhammad Najib, who led the army movement on July 23, 1952, later became known as the "July Revolution".

Some activists chose to focus on criticizing decisions issued during the era of current President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, and considered them to be very harsh towards Egyptians, especially with regard to reducing subsidies on major commodities, including energy, and the accompanying significant rise in prices.

It was remarkable in Sisi’s speech on the occasion of the anniversary of the “July Revolution” that he praised Major General Mohamed Naguib, the first president of Egypt, who was later dismissed and residing at the hands of his comrades, although Major General Naguib himself announced in his memoirs and statements after the departure of Abdel Nasser that he regretted the participation of the Free Officers In that movement, confirming the mistake of calling them the Free Officers.

In two successive posts on the anniversary of the "July Revolution";

Al-Sisi said that it confirmed the firm and eternal relationship between the people and their armed forces, which carried the banner of the revolution to achieve independence in the greatest form of challenge and the will to uphold the values ​​of justice, pride and dignity.

It was remarkable that Al-Azhar entered the line of glorifying the “July Revolution” as a bias towards the poor and marginalized, while those concerned with the affairs of religious institutions believe that the officers’ movement reduced Al-Azhar’s status in favor of the authority’s control over it, through decisions to appoint the Sheikh of Al-Azhar instead of electing him, as was the case during the days of the monarchy.

It affirmed the firm and eternal relationship between the people and their armed forces that carried the banner of the revolution to achieve independence in the greatest form of challenge and will to uphold the values ​​of justice, pride and dignity.

Long live Egypt, free, proud, an oasis of goodness, development and peace, always and forever.2/2

— Abdelfattah Elsisi (@AlsisiOfficial) July 23, 2021

The revolution of July 23, 1952, that revolution that changed a lot of the history of Egypt 🇪🇬


your place is in the hearts, beauty 💖 pic.twitter.com/JqbzZlAQSB

— 🇪🇬 Islam (@Islam53158167) July 24, 2021

comparisons

The current controversy called for a comparison between the two officers’ movements in July 1952 - which observers considered a coup against the monarchy and dressed up as a popular revolution - and the officers’ movement in July 2013, which observers considered a coup against the first elected civilian president in the country’s history, the late President Mohamed Morsi. .

The writer Salim Azzouz confirmed that in the July movement of 1952 there were officers aligned with democracy and the army's return to its barracks, while a well-known Nasserist tycoon - former ambassador Masoum Marzouk - questioned what remained of the gains of the "July Revolution".

In the context of comparisons as well, bloggers went to a more historical extent, comparing the preservation of King Farouk, who is isolated by the army, who is of non-Egyptian origin, on the borders of the area of ​​Egypt extending until near the sources of the Nile, and the shrinking of the area of ​​Egypt, successively, under "national rule".

After all these years.. what is left of the revolution of July 23, 1952?

— Masom Marzok (@marazka) July 23, 2021

On the anniversary of the July Revolution, we remember officers in the Egyptian army who were with the return of parliamentary life, the return of parties, and the return of the army to its barracks!


At a time when the civilian elite, and from Taha Hussein to Al-Sanhouri, and from the Brotherhood to the left, the army remained in power.

Defiance in the delegation!


Al-Nahhas Pasha delegation..there is no delegation now!

— Selim Azzouz (@selimazouz1) July 22, 2021

Even if he was corrupt, he was not a murderer, a thief of the country's wealth, a seller of its land, or starving to its people.. Rather, he was honest on land and honor, you losers.# Thawra_23_July pic.twitter.com/g9EyaKoFZz

— Tito 😎👌 (@Tito14554698) July 24, 2021

On the anniversary of the coup of the #Egyptian _ army in 1952, since this date the economic collapse began, and #Sudan separated, #Palestine was lost, #Sinai was occupied, #Tiran_Sanafir and the waters of the Nile were sold, we were plagued by looters and thirsty for the seat of government, and we were plagued by the dirtiest colors of injustice, individual rule and the loss of democracy.

#Egypt # Revolution_23_July pic.twitter.com/M93TwXf8L5

— KhâLęD (@khaledialmasry) July 24, 2021

July 23, 1952 - It was not a revolution and they were not free - and Farouk was not a thief or corrupt, he was not a client and he never neglected the land of Egypt and he was the unitary king who ruled Egypt and Sudan - and every year in those days we will have mercy on His Majesty King Farouk

— Sameh Ismail (@sameh_14) July 24, 2021

July 23 Military coup


June 30 Revolution by the will of the people

— dalia gamil (@daliagamil2009) July 24, 2021

Bloggers mocked what is being circulated as the achievements of the "July Revolution", and what is said through media loyal to the current authority that what is happening today is an extension of yesterday's achievements.

While tweeters called the name of the book "The American July Revolution" to try to add more evidence that the United States was behind it, as it was an American conspiracy, although the Nasser regime later turned to the position of the United States and the West in general as hostility, and participated in the founding of the Non-Aligned Movement, while The Soviet Union, the opponent of the United States, was the biggest supporter of the Nasser regime.

The beginning of the establishment of the Long Live Maaaaser Fund #


Revolution_23_July The Revolution of Disappointment and Repentance pic.twitter.com/mqQzibI6Vh

— Goomaa (@Goomaa1978) July 24, 2021

On the occasion of the funny July Revolution.. a love that transforms Egypt from an agricultural country to an industrial one, and thank God, may God have mercy on him.

— Tarek Genidy (@TarekGenidy5) July 24, 2021

# Revolution_23_July pic.twitter.com/xINpp5Cvah

- Alia (@alia_abdou5) July 24, 2021

The leader Abdel Hakim Abdel Nasser went to his father's grave


complaining that they had recovered the Montazah chalet from him,


then they took back the leadership of the July 23, Major General Muhammad Najib, and


his father said to him: You have billions enough for you. The


important thing is to take care of the number of phones... This is the most important thing.


Pray for the Prophet #Abu Al-History

- Dr .

Muhammad Al-Jawadi (@GwadyM) July 24, 2021

Syed Amin writes: The American July Revolutionhttps://t.co/qfQr7Zhobf

— Sayed Amin (@Sayedameens) July 24, 2021

Defending the officers and attacking the Brotherhood

On the other hand, the defense of supporters of the "July Revolution" came to emphasize that it achieved dignity for people after slavery, poverty and exploitation. Bloggers considered what is said to be stabbed in it as "arguments that did not and will not end", expressing their astonishment at the attack of its beneficiaries on it.

As usual, recently suspended accusations against the Muslim Brotherhood, tweeters emphasized that "the Brotherhood is the one behind the attack on the July revolution."

The polemics did not and will not end regarding the July 1952 revolution, and it is normal for there to be those who hate it and curse it because they were harmed by it and its decisions, but if there were those who benefited and without it, they and their families would not have been alive. !

— SALAH FODA (@safoda) July 24, 2021

Slavery mourns lovers of leather in Alwasiya.

# Revolution_23_July The Revolution of Pride and Dignity https://t.co/gZU1A1MSYU

— Huda (@Huda81456571) July 24, 2021

Praise be to God #Jamal_Abdul_Nasser,


if

he

had not

exported the

pasta farm of Jeddo Al-Basha, my time was in another place, he


tweeted about the #July_23_Revolution as if you were a victim of the #July_23 Revolution, you would not benefit from it, may


God have mercy on Jamal and forgive him

— AboSalma (@anEgyptian02) July 24, 2021

This was the last day for Egyptians to wear a coco Chanel and Christian Dior watch and buy Rolex watches and the fashion that was coming to Cairo before Paris and from that day and they called the Danish doorman, the Turkish barber, the Greek grocer, the Italian baker, the Khawaja, and my eyes on me and the wine of Yeni..the skeptics where 😂😂😂# Thawra_23_July pic.twitter .com/x0c7pcDfYM

— 🇪🇬Khaled megahed♏🇪🇬 (@khaled__ahmed2) July 24, 2021

The Brotherhood..as


a terrorist


group..they are hostile to the July 1952 revolution and have not coexisted with:


its aspirations + dreams + achievements + values..

— Yahya El-Sayed El-Naggar (@yahya_elnaggar) July 24, 2021