Gamal Abdul Nassar implemented an extensive land reform program in Egypt. He redistributed land that had been owned by the wealthy elite to poor peasants, increasing their access to agricultural resources and improving their economic opportunities. This was one of his most significant domestic policies, and it helped to win him broad support among Egypt's working class and rural population.

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Gamal Abdul Nassar

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Gamal Abdul Nassar

A) was the only prominent Leninist to attain power in the Middle East.
B) appeared to be overshadowed by Colonel Saddam Hussein for two years.
C) implemented an extensive land reform program.
D) was the first Third World leader to develop atomic weaponry,though on a very limited scale.
E) privatized the Suez Canal.

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