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Mubarak's New Law
One of the first things Mubarak did when he became president was enforce a new law. This law was called the State of Emergency Law. When this new law was enforced, it allowed police to have more powers, people's constitutional rights were taken away, and censorship was enforced. Censorship is when the government is allowed to check your books, and movies and get rid of it if they think it's necessary. The law also lets the police arrest anyone, and keep them in jail for as long as they want. -
Last Speeches
On January 28th, President Mubarak started his speeches. At the first speech, he said he wanted to resign. I bet a bunch of peopl were happy about that! At the second speech he said he was proud of everything he had done for his country, fighting and standing for them. He also said he was not going to run again. At his third speech before he could even come out, protesters were chanting "We will not leave, he (Mubarak) has to leave." they chanted this for several days. -
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For Punishment, Mubarak Steps Down
On Feburary 11th, Mubarak is forced to step down. Mubarak served for 30 years as the President of Egypt. On Feburary 12th, the Egyptian people "demanded punishment for the outsted leader and his regime. They accused him for 30 years of corruption and ordering the killing of the protestors during the revolution." - Daily News Egypt, The Rise and Fall of Mubarak. -
Uprising
On April 11th, violence began. A muslim mob attacked the main cathedral in Cairo, Egypt. The cathedral the mob attacked is where the Catholic worship. This mob killed four Christians in sectarian violence the day right before. Pope Tawadros publicy blames Morsi for all this as a fail for protecting the building. -
More Uprisings
On July 8, there are more uprisings. Egyptian soldiers opened fire on Muslim demonstrators in front of a military base in Cairo. It killed more than fifty muslims. After this the Muslim Brotherhood calls for an uprising against the military. All the people were for this revolution. The only people that weren't for the revolution were the people in charge, because they were comfortable where they were. The people were for the uprising, and the leaders were against it. -
Egypt Officials Postpone Action
Egypt officials postponed the action against different groups of people protesting. They did this because they didn't want anymore violence and bloodshed. The uprise in Egypt is still going on today. What we learn from this is that the people who are uncomfortable with what is going on want the change, and the people who feel comfortable don't want to change, because they are comfortable with how it is now. -
Continuous Fighting
While protesting 38 protestors are killed in Cairo. Anyone who didn't support Morsi, the new president, was to be put to death. Many people that did not support Morsi were scared, so they hid from soldiers. The soldiers that helped Morsi were against the revolution because they were mad about the soldiers protesting, and they just did their job. -
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New Presidential Elections
After Mubarak stepped down, they of course needed a new president. They had to vote for the new president and it took two and a half months. The Muslim Brotherhood won more than half of the seats in the election. The different parties in Egypt are the Muslim Brotherhood, Salafis, Liberal, Independent, and the Secular parties. The revolution begins here.
