King Farouk of Egypt deposed by the British 1942

oberdada

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hard to say, since he had neither son nor brother.

A King Farouk deposed at 22 would likely become one of the great could have been of modern Arab history.


Or he could become the rallying point of an anti British uprising.
He was still pretty popular then, I believe.
 
Say King Farouk of Egypt is deposed in the Abdeen Palace incident of 1942

Who would replace him

What would be the impact on Egypt

Would this lead to an earlier republican coup

The plan was to replace Farouk with a "pro-British regent. The British anticipated a fierce reaction from the Egyptians, but British troops planned to impose martial law and threaten to abolish the monarchy altogether..." https://books.google.com/books?id=mo883vGP5HIC&pg=PA53

Somehow I don't think this will end well...
 
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