The last pharaoh of Egypt was deposed in 1952. King Farouk I ruled Egypt from 1936 until he was overthrown during a military coup led by the Free Officers Movement, which included notable figures like Gamal Abdel Nasser. The coup was largely fueled by widespread discontent among the Egyptian populace regarding government corruption, poverty, and foreign influence, particularly from British colonialism. Following his deposition, Farouk went into exile, and Egypt was eventually declared a republic in 1953. This marked the end of thousands of years of dynastic rule and a significant shift towards modernization and nationalism in Egyptian society.