Q: In this task you will be given a text passage from a trivia quiz. You should choose the category this question belongs to from these categories: History, Science, Social Science, Fine Arts, Literature. You can only choose one category, so if in doubt, please choose the closest match.
This leader attempted to regain lost territory in the War of Attrition and supported the rebels during the North Yemen Civil War. Along with Muhammad Naguib, this figure founded the Free Officers Movement and deposed King Farouk, and he combined his country with Syria to form the short-lived United Arab Republic. This co-founder of the (*) Non-Aligned Movement supported the construction of the Aswan High Dam and nationalized the Suez Canal, though he later lost the Six Days War. For ten points, identify this predecessor of Anwar Sadat who served as the second President of Egypt from 1956 to 1970.
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History