Death and state funeral of Gamal Abdel Nasser

Gamal Abdel Nasser, the 2nd president of Egypt, died on 28 September 1970, at age 52.

Vice president Anwar Sadat gave a speech to the nation announcing the death of Nasser.

[1] After the news of his death came out, Egyptian television and radio hastily began reciting the verses of the Qur'an.

At the time of his death, Abdel Nasser was mediating between the King of Jordan and the leader of the Palestinian Liberation Organization to stop the their civil unrest.

[6] Doubts arose about the cause of death, including that he was poisoned, but these allegations were not supported by evidence.

Throngs of people marching in a thoroughfare that is adjacent to a body of water
Nasser's funeral procession attended by five million mourners in Cairo, 1 October 1970
The front side of a mosque with only one minaret containing a clock.
Gamal Abdel Nasser Mosque in Cairo, the site of his burial