World War Ⅱ brought significant changes in international politics. The most remarkable change was the independence of colonies in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. General phenomena in these areas was the military intervention through a coup détat. ...
World War Ⅱ brought significant changes in international politics. The most remarkable change was the independence of colonies in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. General phenomena in these areas was the military intervention through a coup détat. Therefore, a coup détat and armed interference is a important phenomenan in analyzing these newly emerging nations' politics. In this paper, the general causes of military intervention will be reviewed and applied to an Egyptian case. In an Egyptian case, the inability of a dynasty and social forces was a direct motive of armed intervention. But, the fundamental causes consisted in political culture, military elite structure, and social backgrounds. Above factors was related to Arab, Moslem, and Islamic civilization. In brief, the causes of Egyptian military intervention are expressed in "The philosophy of Revolution' written by Gama Abdel Nasser. It shows that military intervention is decided on the relative position and relation between military and society.