Analysts were quick to point out the striking similarities between the Libyan military coup of 1969 and that in Egypt under Nasser in 1952, and it became clear that the Egyptian experience and the charismatic figure of Nasser had formed the model for the Free Officers Movement.
Udenlandske analytikere var hurtige til at påpege de slående ligheder ellem den libyske statskup i 1969, og det egyptiske i 1952, hvor Nasser var kommet til magten, var det klart, at den egyptiske erfaring og den karismatiske figur Nasser havde dannet model for FOH.