Free Princes Movement - Estrangement With Nasser

Estrangement With Nasser

Radio Yemen (an Egyptian controlled organ) called for the assassinations of the Al Saud without any exceptions, including the Free Princes. Because of this and various other reasons, the Free Princes became increasingly embittered with Nasser.

In August 1963, Talal declared that he was "entirely wrong" in the past and praised Faisal's reforms. By early 1964, the Free Princes returned from exile in Beirut. The movement had ended.

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