On this day, 71 years ago, February 25, 1954 (January 23, 1954 in the lunar calendar), Colonel Nasser seized power and served as Prime Minister of Egypt. On February 25, 1954, Colonel Nasser seized power and became Prime Minister of Egypt. As Prime Minister Nasser delivered a radio address to the nation, fanatical crowds climbed to the balcony of the presidential palace to hug him. Nasser's first major victory since he took over from Najib was to try to negotiate the withdrawal of British troops from the Yunhe District. After difficult bargaining, a draft agreement was signed in July for the phased withdrawal of British troops over a 20-month period. However, Britain's "private contractors" will maintain a base in the Yunhe District in case of any situation that endangers Middle East security. The British government completed its withdrawal in accordance with the agreement. But in the eyes of pure Egyptian nationalists,"unconditional withdrawal" is the only acceptable solution. Nasser and his colleagues were quickly attacked for selling sovereignty to Britain. The extremist Muslim Brotherhood failed to attempt to assassinate Nasser in January, a move that led to the organization being outlawed and seven of its leaders being executed. The fanatical crowd climbed to the balcony of the presidential palace to hug Nasser