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Egyptian Revolution Starts
On January seventeenth, an egyptian man set himself on fire outside of the parliament building in protest. The next day, another man does the same thing. On the twenty-fifth, egyptians gather in Tahrir Square in cairo, calling for President Hosni Mubarak to step down. He had been ruling for the past thirty years. This was not the first time that Egyptians have protested and rebelled against the government. A similar movement made in 2010 provided a foundation for this new revolution. -
Hosni Mubarek resigns
After the protests against him, Mubarek steps down, handing power to the SCAF, or Supreme Council of the Armed Forces. After this, he flees to Cairo for his life. Within a week the SCAF take complete control as a governing authority. They suspend the constitution and anounce that they will establish a military council to govern until it was possible for elections to be held. -
One year later
This day marks the one year anniversary of when President Mubarek stepped down. Since then, protests against the government in Tahrir Square have continued. Now, however, Egyptian animosity has found a new victim: the SCAF. As the protests went on, the military used 'extreme force.' As a result, hundreds of protesters were killed. -
Mohammed Morhi elected
The SCAF holds the first democratic elections since 1981. Mohammed Morsi, from the Muslim Brother hood, wins with over fifty percent of the vote. With Mubarek in place, the Freedom and Justice Party was banned from all politics. Now that he was gone, they came forward to win parliament seats, and the presidency. -
Morsi's decree
In August Morsi limited the military's power and replaced it's top commanders, giving more power to him. Then in November, he says this in an official statement: "The president can issue any decision or measure to protect the Revolution.... The consitutional declaration, decisions and laws issued by the president are final and not subject to appeal." After a few days of unrest it is rescinded, but protests still continue in response to the new constitution drafted by Morsi's administration. -
Egyptians call for Morsi to step down
Huge protests against Morsi are rallied together. These demonstrations were larger than the ones that took place during the time right before Mubarek resigned. Millions of people were gathered together in front of the presidential palace. They also set the Muslim Brotherhood's Headquarters on fire. They are met by Morsi supporters, and the confrontation turns violent. -
The Egyptian Military Takeover
The SCAF issues an announcement that President Morsi has forty-eight hours to stop the protests and step down. After the two days had passed, they remove him from the office, suspend the constitution he had set up, and establish a temporary government. Demonstrators celebrate in Tahrir Square, which leads to a clash with Morsi supporters. That causes over fifty deaths and hundreds of injuries. Morsi was taken to an undisclosed location. -
Rabba Massacre
For weeks, Morsi supporters and demonstrators who were against the new military regime had been gathering outside the Rabaa Al-Adawiya Mosque in Cairo for protest. On August 14th, the military was ordered to disperse the sit-in. They were authorized to use force. It is estimated that over 1000 people were killed, mostly protestors. -
Ban on Protests
On September 23, an Egyptian court bans the Muslim Brotherhood. One month later, on November 24, a law is signed banning all forms of public protest. (Egyptians can seek permission, but must go through the court system before staging a demonstration.) Within days, groups of pro-Morsi supporters, and other groups opposed to the current military government, defy the ban and are subject to harassment and arrest. -
Revolution Continues
This marks three years since the beginning of the revolution in Egypt. On the fourteenth of January, they drafted a new constitution that passed with 98% of the vote. Now, protests still continue for things like political recognition, women's rights, new elections, and job opportunities. At the beginning of the revolution, the people were for the new government. However, afterwards when the government was in place they wanted that out too. This resulted in multiple governments, none very stable.