The Arab Spring in Egypt
The beginning of the #jan25 movement.
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Inspired by the events in Tunisia, Egyptians gathered to protest on January 25, the national holiday Police Day, calling for an end to corruption, injustice, poor economic conditions, and the 30-year-old regime of President Hosni Mubarak. Street demonstrations quickly grew into a national revolutionary movement that in 18 days removed Mubarak and his National Democratic Party (NDP) from power.
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On Jan. 27 the government shut down the Internet and mobile service providers complied with government requests to suspend service. Still the uprising continued, and the army made the decision ultimately not to act against the protesters.
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Activists in Egypt call for an uprising to protest, unemployment, severe poverty, corruption, and the three decade rule of president Hosni Mubarak.
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President Mubarak steps down from the presidency and turns his power over to the military. The military dissolves the countries parliament and suspends the constitution meeting two key demands of the protesters.
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