Sunday 22 December 2013

The Arab Spring: A History. Episode 19 - Inonu

This week in The Arab Spring: A History we return to Turkey. We tell the story of Ismet Inonu and his rise to power along with Ataturk, before seeing what happened after Ataturk's death. We cover the creation of the Democratic Party in 1946 and the important election of 1950. https://archive.org/download/TheArabSpringAHistory.Episode19-Inonu/Episode19.mp3

Sunday 8 December 2013

The Arab Spring: A History. Episode 18 - The Fall of Nasser

This week we end the story of Nasser. We cover the last decade of his life, looking at the Yemeni Civil War, the Six-Day War, the Cuban Missile Crisis and the creation of the PLO. https://archive.org/download/TheArabSpringAHistory.Episode18-TheFallOfNasser/Episode18.mp3