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Day of Revolt
Tens of thousands of people joined together in many cities nationwide to revolt against President Hosni Mubarak. Here, the first protests of the revolution were held. Many facebook groups were created to organize these protests, along with some twitter accounts. These social networking groups were “blamed” for the revolts. The government restricted access to facebook and twitter in Egypt, but many people were able to gain access to them.
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Friday of Rage
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Not only were the social networking sites shut down by the government, but the mobile phone services were also restricted. Hundreds of thousands of people joined in the capital city of Cairo to protest. There were no major casualties reported, but the police forces were forced to retreat and military forces were contacted to control the protests.
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The March of Millions
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In Tahrir Square in Cairo, there was a massive protest held today. In the square, which has a capacity of 250,000 people, there are several counts of protesters that were reported by witnesses in the protest. Some say that the protest was not quite at 1 million yet, while other civilians reported that the protest was over 2 million and that the protest leaked into the suburbs around it.
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Battle of Camel
Violence erupted between anti-mubarak and pro-mubarak groups. Hundreds of protesters, reporters, and news crews were killed, even though the military was attempting to separate the two groups and limit their violence. Even after this encounter, President Mubarak refused to step down from power. They call it the “Battle of the Camel” because Mubarak supporters rode into town on camels.
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Friday of Departure
The previous day (February 10th), President Mubarak announced to the public that he was giving up some of his power to his vice president. When the public heard this, they were not satisfied. They held massive protests until the vice president announced that Mubarak had resigned and the Supreme Council of Egyptian Armed Forces would take control of the country.
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Save the Revolution
Even though president Mubarak resigned, the people were not satisfied by the way the Supreme Council of Egyptian Armed Forces were governing. The largest protest in weeks was held in Tahrir Square, while the people forced the ruling party to change the way they were governing the people and the lingering aspects of President Mubarak.
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Friday of Cleansing
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Tens of thousands of people filled Tahrir Square for yet another massive protest against the government. The people ridiculed the government for not obeying the set demands of the revolution. It was in this protest that the people demanded the removal of the public prosecutor, because of the lack of effort from this governing figure to investigate crimes committed from government officials.
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Second Friday of Anger
Prompted by the lack of effort from the government, the citizens of Egypt, once again, filled Tahrir Square in what is said to be the largest protest since Mubarak resigned. The protest in Cairo consisted of hundreds of thousands of people, and many other cities were filled with angry citizens, as well. Second Friday of Anger -
Friday of Retribution
In many cities nationwide, tens of thousands of people gathered to protest the government. The main area of the protest was held in Tahrir Square in Egypt’s capital, Cairo. The citizens were sick and tired of the slow-pace changes occurring in the government. They expressed their frustration to the government through this protest.
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Friday of Determination
In the same locations as the week before (Tahrir Square), hundreds of thousands of people, more protesters than the previous week, met all over egypt to demand the Supreme Council of Egyptian Armed Forces to immediately reform the government and punish the police who have committed crimes more rapidly than they have in the past.
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Friday of the Last Ultimatum
This protest was the designated the final call in Egypt. Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in Cairo to show their frustration with the slow pace reform after President Mubarak resigned. The people expressed their annoyance towards the government because of the unfulfilled promises given to the people by the government.
Friday of the Last Ultimatum