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Draft:Rise of socialism in the middle east

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| conflict = Rise of Socialism in the Middle East | partof = Cold War and Arab Nationalist Movements | image = File:Arab Socialist States Map.png | caption = Map highlighting Arab socialist states during the mid-20th century | date = 1952–1979 | place = Middle East and North Africa | result = Establishment of socialist-oriented governments in multiple Arab countries | combatant1 = Socialist-aligned Arab nationalist movements | combatant2 = Western-backed monarchies and colonial powers | commander1 =

 * Gamal Abdel Nasser (Egypt)
 * Ahmed Ben Bella (Algeria)
 * Muammar Gaddafi (Libya)
 * Michel Aflaq (Ba'ath Party, Syria and Iraq)
 * Abdul Fattah Ismail (South Yemen)

| commander2 =

 * Western colonial administrations
 * Conservative Arab monarchies

| strength1 = Various revolutionary movements and military factions | strength2 = Established state militaries and colonial forces




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