In early 1962 Nasser again attempted to wrest control of the military command from Amer. Amer responded by directly confronting Nasser for the first time and secretly rallying his loyalist officers. Nasser ultimately backed down, wary of a possible violent confrontation between the military and his civilian government. According to Boghdadi, the stress caused by the UAR's collapse and Amer's increasing autonomy forced Nasser, who already had diabetes, to practically live on painkillers from then on. COUNT 5
QSN1 From whom did Nasser want to seize control of Egypt's military? ANS1 Amer QSN2 Who blinked in the confrontation between Nasser and Amer? ANS2 Nasser QSN3 How did Amer respond to Nasser's attempts to marginalize him? ANS3 directly confronting Nasser QSN4 How did Nasser deal with the stress of the UAR's collapse and Amer's intransigence? ANS4 painkillers QSN5 From what chronic illness was Nasser suffering? ANS5 diabetes