List of international presidential trips made by Gamal Abdel Nasser

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President Nasser, President of Sudan Jaafar al-Nimeiri, and Chairman of the Libyan Revolutionary Command Council Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, Tripoli, Libya. Nimeiry, Nasser and Gaddafi, 1969.jpg
President Nasser, President of Sudan Jaafar al-Nimeiri, and Chairman of the Libyan Revolutionary Command Council Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, Tripoli, Libya.

The following list details the international visits undertaken during the presidency of Gamal Abdel Nasser, spanning from 1954 until his death in 1970.

Contents

1955

#CountryCities VisitedDate(s)PurposeEvent/OccasionNotable Figures MetRegionRef
1Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan Karachi April 1955Transit & bilateral talksBilateral visit before Bandung Mohammad Ali Bogra Asia
Flag of Burma (1948-1974).svg Burma Rangoon April 1955Goodwill stopoverThingyan New Year Celebration U Nu, Jawaharlal Nehru Asia [1]
Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia Bandung 18–24 April 1955Attend summit Bandung Conference Jawaharlal Nehru, Zhou Enlai, Sukarno Asia [2]

1956

#CountryCities VisitedDate(s)PurposeEvent/OccasionNotable Figures MetRegionRef
2Flag of Saudi Arabia (1938-1973).svg Saudi Arabia Jeddah April 1956Trilateral summitSigning of Arab defense pact with Saudi Arabia and Yemen King Saud and Imam Ahmad bin Yahya Arab world [3]
3Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia Belgrade, Brijuni 13–19 July 1956State visit & summit Brioni Meeting Josip Broz Tito, Jawaharlal Nehru Europe [4]
4Flag of Saudi Arabia (1938-1973).svg Saudi Arabia Dhahran 22 September 1965State visitArab world [5]

1958

#CountryCities VisitedDate(s)PurposeEvent/OccasionNotable Figures MetRegionRef
5Flag of Syria (1932-1958; 1961-1963).svg Syria Damascus 22 February 1958Union declarationFormation of UAR Shukri al-Quwatli Arab world [6]
6Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union Moscow Apr–May 1958State visitMay Day & diplomatic talksNikita KhrushchevEurope [7]
7Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia Belgrade July 1958Diplomatic talksConsultation Josip Broz Tito Europe

1960

#CountryCities VisitedDate(s)PurposeEvent/OccasionNotable Figures MetRegionRef
8Flag of India.svg India New Delhi, Yola Mar–Apr 1960State visitDiplomatic talksNehru, Rajendra PrasadAsia [8]
9Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Greece Athens 7–9 June 1960State visitDiplomatic meetings King Paul I Europe [9]
10Flag of the United States.svg United States New York September 1960UNGA participation15th UN General Assembly Dwight Eisenhower, Nikita Khrushchev, Jawaharlal Nehru, Josip Broz Tito, and Fidel Castro North America [10]

1961

#CountryCities VisitedDate(s)PurposeEvent/OccasionNotable Figures MetRegionRef
11Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia Belgrade 1–6 September 1961Attend summit1st Non-Aligned Movement Summit Josip Broz Tito, Jawaharlal Nehru Europe

1963

#CountryCities VisitedDate(s)PurposeEvent/OccasionNotable Figures MetRegionRef
12Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria Algiers 6 May 1963State visit Ahmed Ben Bella Arab world [11]
13Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg Ethiopia Addis Ababa 24 May 1963Attend summitOAU Founding Summit Haile Selassie Africa [12]
14Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia Belgrade July 1963Diplomatic talksBilateral discussions Josip Broz Tito Europe
15Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg Tunisia Bizerte December 1963Attend independence eventFrench withdrawal from Bizerte Habib Bourguiba Arab world

1964

#CountryCities VisitedDate(s)PurposeEvent/OccasionNotable Figures MetRegionRef
16Flag of the Yemen Arab Republic.svg North Yemen Sanaa March 1964State visitSupport for Republican governmentAbdullah al-SallalArab world [13]

1965

#CountryCities VisitedDate(s)PurposeEvent/OccasionNotable Figures MetRegionRef
17Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco Casablanca September 1965Attend summit3rd Arab League Summit King Hassan II Arab world [14]
18Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana Accra October 1965Attend summit2nd OAU Summit Kwame Nkrumah Africa
19Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Kano November 1965State visitStrengthen ties with AfricaRegional officialsAfrica

1966

#CountryCities VisitedDate(s)PurposeEvent/OccasionNotable Figures MetRegionRef
20Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar September 1966State visitAfro-Arab cooperation tour Julius Nyerere Africa [15]
21Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg Ethiopia Addis Ababa November 1966Attend summit4th OAU Summit Haile Selassie Africa

1967

#CountryCities VisitedDate(s)PurposeEvent/OccasionNotable Figures MetRegionRef
22Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg Sudan Khartoum Aug–Sep 1967Attend summitArab Summit King Faisal, Arab leadersArab world [16]

1968

#CountryCities VisitedDate(s)PurposeEvent/OccasionNotable Figures MetRegionRef
24Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria Algiers 13–16 September 1968Attend summit5th OAU Summit Houari Boumédiène Arab world

1969

#CountryCities VisitedDate(s)PurposeEvent/OccasionNotable Figures MetRegionRef
25Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco Rabat December 1969Attend summit5th Arab League Summit King Hassan II, King Faisal Arab world [17]
Flag of Libya (1969-1972).svg Libya Tripoli December 1969Diplomatic visitConsultation with new government Muammar Gaddafi Arab world [18]

1970

#CountryCities VisitedDate(s)PurposeEvent/OccasionNotable Figures MetRegionRef
26Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg Sudan Khartoum January 1970State visit and political rallySudan Independence Day celebrations Jaafar Nimeiry Arab world [19]
27Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union Moscow Jun–Jul 1970State visitMilitary talks and arms deal Leonid Brezhnev, Alexei Kosygin Europe
28Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg Zambia Lusaka September 1970Attend summit3rd NAM Summit Kenneth Kaunda, Josip Broz Tito Africa

References

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  4. "Nasser Arrives in Yugoslavia; Will Discuss Middle East with Tito, Nehru".
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  7. "RUSSIA: Our Dear Guest". TIME. May 12, 1958.
  8. "INDIA WELCOMES NASSER WARMLY; Cordial New Delhi-Cairo Tie Acclaimed by Leaders as 13-Day Visit Begins (Published 1960)". March 30, 1960.
  9. "Image of king Paul 1st of Greece with President Nasser of Egypt,". www.bridgemanimages.com.
  10. "NASSER IN NEW YORK VISITS KHRUSCHEV, CASTRO & TITO". British Pathé.
  11. "NASSER TO SHORTEN HIS VISIT TO ALGERIA (Published 1963)". May 7, 1963.
  12. "NASSER'S CONCERN GROWING OVER YEMEN; U.A.R. Leader's Visit Indicates the Importance Of the Area to His Arab World Ambitions (Published 1964)". May 3, 1964.
  13. Movement, Nasser Youth (October 26, 2024). "President Gamal Abdel Nasser's Visit to the Kingdom of Morocco in 1965". Nasser Youth Movement.
  14. "Reuters Archive Licensing". Reuters Archive Licensing.
  15. "Arabs: Summit in Rabat". December 26, 1969 via Time.
  16. "Nasser Declares He'll Arm A Million Men to Win War (Published 1970)". January 2, 1970.