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Mass protests in the Egyptian revolution of 2011 led to the demission of President Hosni Mubarak, the 2012 Egyptian presidential election won by Mohamed Morsi, the 2012–2013 Egyptian protests against the Morsi presidency, the 2013 Egyptian coup d'état which overthrew Morsi, the August 2013 Rabaa massacre by the security forces and army led by general Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, and an ...
Tahrir Square was the focal point of the 2011 Egyptian revolution against former president Hosni Mubarak. [19] Over 50,000 protesters first occupied the square on 25 January, during which the area's wireless services were reported to be impaired. [ 20 ]
The motivation behind the 2020 protests are similar to that of the 2019 protests. Many Egyptians had been discontent towards the government because of police brutality [13] and the economic issues the country had been facing as a result of the 2016 austerity measures; [5] [9] in 2020, almost 70% of the Egyptian population lived under the poverty line. [5]
Inspired by young Egyptians who took to the streets in 2011, “We Live in Cairo” follows six student activists trying to overthrow Hosni Mubarak.
The Square (Arabic: الميدان, romanized: Al-Maydan) is a 2013 Egyptian-American documentary film by Jehane Noujaim, which depicts the Egyptian Crisis until 2013, starting with the Egyptian Revolution of 2011 at Tahrir Square. [4] The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 86th Academy Awards. [5]
Its founders, including Islam Lotfy, Mohamed el-Kasaas and Mohamed Abbas, were amongst the young leaders of the Egyptian revolution and broke with the Brotherhood to help lead the first day of protests that brought down Hosni Mubarak. [84] On 26 June, John McCain and John Kerry visited Egypt at the head of a U.S. business delegation. Both ...
The anniversary of the Egyptian revolution of 1952 led by the Free Officers is commemorated as Revolution Day, an annual public holiday in Egypt on 23 July. The name was consciously assumed by the Free Officers and Civilians Movement , led by Brigadier-General Najib al-Salihi who opposed Saddam Hussein.
Egyptian activist and 6 April Youth Movement member Asmaa Mahfouz posted a video urging the Egyptian people to meet her at Tahrir Square, rise up against the government and demand democracy. In the video, she spoke about four protesters who had immolated themselves in protest of 30 years of poverty and degradation.