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Day Of Revolt
The "Day of Revolt" nationwide protests against the government of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak began. Tens of thousands of protestors gathered in Cairo, with thousands more in cities throughout Egypt. The protests were generally non-violent, but there were reports of some casualties among both civilians and police. -
The Friday Of Rage
The "Friday of Rage" protests began. Just after midnight, the Egyptian authorities ordered most communications and internet services to be shut down in an attempt to disrupt the protests. That morning, authorities shut down the country's mobile-phone carriers (Vodafone, Mobinil, and Etisalat). Shortly after Friday prayers, hundreds of thousands gathered in Cairo and other Egyptian cities; opposition leader Mohammed ElBaradei traveled to Cairo to participate. Some looting was reported. Police wit -
The March Of Millions
a protest of over a million people, was planned for this day. News agencies had various counts for how many protesters were actually in Tahrir Square that day; some said there were less than a million, since the square only holds 250,000 people, but sources such as Al Jazeera contended that there were as many as two million in the square and its surrounding areas. -
Mubarak Makes A Televised Address
Mubarak again made a televised address after continuing protests, and offered several concessions. He pledged not to run for another term in the elections planned for September and promised political reforms, stating that he would remain in office to oversee a peaceful transition. Small (but violent) clashes began that night between pro- and anti-Mubarak groups. -
Battle of the Camel
Violence escalated in the "Battle of the Camel", as waves of Mubarak supporters met anti-government protesters; some supporters rode camels and horses into Tahrir Square, reportedly wielding swords and sticks. The clashes were believed to have been orchestrated by Habib El Adly, and there were hundreds of casualties. The military tried to limit the violence, repeatedly separating anti-Mubarak and pro-Mubarak groups. -
Mubarak Changes the Constitution
The Middle East News Agency (MENA) reported that Mubarak set up two committees to draw up changes to the constitution. The stock market remained closed, and opposition figures reported little progress in talks with the government. -
Save the Revolution Day
On "Save the Revolution Day", thousands of demonstrators filled Tahrir Square for the largest protest in weeks, demanding that the ruling military council move faster to dismantle lingering aspects of the old regime. -
Second Friday of Anger
The "Second Friday of Anger" (a.k.a. the "Second Revolution of Anger" and "The Second Revolution") drew hundreds of thousands of demonstrators to Tahrir Square and tens of thousands to Alexandra, Suez, Ismailia, Gharbeya and other areas in the largest demonstrations since the ousting of Mubarak's regime. -
Friday of Retribution
On the "Friday of Retribution" tens of thousands of protesters gathered in Suez, Alexandria and Tahrir Square to voice frustration with the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces for what they called the slow pace of change, five months after the revolution. -
Friday of Determination
On the "Friday of Determination", hundreds of thousands of protesters gathered in Suez, Alexandria and Tahrir Square demanding immediate reforms and swifter prosecution of former officials from the ousted government. -
Maspero demonstrations
The "Maspero demonstrations";[48][49] Late into the evening of 9 October, during a protest that was held inMaspiro,[50] peaceful Egyptian protesters, calling for the dissolution the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, the resignation of its chairman, Field Marshal Mohamed Tantawi, and the dismissal of the governor of Aswan province, were attacked by military police. At least 25 people[51] were killed and more than 200 wounded. -
Cilivian Government
Protesters demanding an immediate transfer of power to a civilian government again clashed with security forces in downtown Cairo. -
Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi
Military ruler Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi said the decades-old state of emergency will be lifted partially on Wednesday 25 January -
Candidate Change
Breaking an earlier pledge not to submit a presidential candidate, the Muslim Brotherhood announced that it selected Khairat al-Shater (a businessman and senior member of the organization), to run in the upcoming presidential election as the nominee of the Freedom and Justice Party. -
riot
Assailants with rocks and firebombs attacked demonstrators gathered outside the Defense Ministry in Egypt’s capital to call for an end to military rule (killing one protester and wounding 30), security officials said on Sunday.[65] A further 90 were wounded in a separate protest overnight. -
president
Mohamed Morsi was sworn in as Egypt's first democratically elected president before judges at the Supreme Constitutional Court, delivered, from the podium used by U.S. President Barack Obama to reach out to the Islamic world in 2009 during the A New Beginning speech, a speech before the lawmakers of the dissolved Parliament, the ruling generals and foreign ambassadors in the Grand Hall of Cairo University and attended later at a ceremony hold at a desert army base outside Cairo,
