Constitution of the United Arab Republic (400 from Egypt and 200 from Syria). It first met on 21 July 1960 and lasted until 22 June 1961. Constitution of the United Arab Republic The Constitution of the United Arab Republic or the Constitution of 1958 was the constitution for the short-lived political union between Egypt and Syria known as the United Arab Republic. This 74-article provisional constitution was formulated in March 1958 and lasted until 1961. The constitution established the union of Egypt and Syria. It distributed power accordingly to the legislative authority (the National Assembly), the executive authority (represented in the Council of Ministers in addition
Postage stamps and postal history of Egypt Egypt gained nominal independence from the British Empire as the Kingdom of Egypt in 1922 with Fuad I as King of Egypt. Following the 1952 revolution, Egypt declared itself a republic in 1953. In 1958 Egypt merged with Syria to form the United Arab Republic. Stamps were labeled "United Arab Republic" or more commonly . After Syria's withdrawal from the union in 1961, Egypt retained its "United Arab Republic" name until 1971. Post offices in Sudan, the Turkish Empire and in East Africa were opened by the Egyptian postal administration. No special stamps were used just normal Egyptian stamps; so