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Day of Rage
VideoWebsiteCivilians from Egypt went out to the streets on a national holiday commemorating the police from the country. Egyptians started calling it a “Day of rage”. Thousands of people started marching in downtown Cairo towards the president’s house shouting "Down with Mubarak''. Same things were happening around the country in different cities. This movement quickly spread in social Medias such as Facebook and Twitter. Three protestors and a policeman were killed. -
Second Day
WebsiteEgyptian anti-government people continue to invade Cairo’s streets. They are acting violently for the second day. National police forces used tear gas, beatings and live ammunition is fired into the air in an effort to disperse the mass protests. US government starts to be involved by telling that the government should "demonstrate its responsiveness to the people of Egypt" by recognizing their "universal rights". At least 3 more people are killed. -
Services Blocked
WebsiteJanuary 27th, the third day marks the start of the real fight. Mohamed ElBaradei, the former head of the UN nuclear watchdog arrives in Egypt to join the protests. Facebook, Twitter, and Blackberry Messenger services were blocked due to the fact that those technological tools were used to spread the word about what was going on in Egypt. People will have no way to communicate with the world now. -
Refuses to step back from power
VideoWebsiteThe citizens want to abolish the government in their country by taking their leader, Hosni Mubarak, out from power. On February 1st, Mubarak announces on a televised program that he will not run for re-election, but that he refuses to step back from power. This again causes conflict among the citizens and they react by going out in the streets of different cities in Egypt. Barack Obama praises the Egyptian army for how they have been responding the people. -
Day of Departure.
VideoWebsiteHundreds of thousands of anti-government protestors gathered around in Tahrir Square in what they called, “The Day of Departure”. The crowd chanted, "Leave! Leave! Leave!" as soldiers protected them to limit the disruption by Mubarak’s supporters. Mubarak has said he is "fed up" with being in power, but that he does not want to resign as it will cause chaos. Obama urges him to make the right decision because he knows that the “entire world is watching”. -
Gamal Mubarak, the son of Hosni Mubarak.
WebsitePeople who are still in the Tahrir Square fear that the military might approach and evacuate them by force. The Egyptian health minister says 11 people have died, while the United Nations says 300 people may have been killed across the country since protests began. Gamal Mubarak, the son of Hosni Mubarak resigned from the Egypt's ruling National Democratic Party. This means that by now, not even Mubarak’s son supports him. -
Trying to please people.
Websitehousands of people continue to camp in Tahrir Square. While banks have been re-opened, the schools and the stock exchange remain closed. Egypt's government approves a 15 per cent raise in salaries and incomes in a bid to appease the angry crowds. Wael Ghonim, a Google executive and political activist arrested by state authorities, is now released. -
Protestors don't care about anything else
WebsiteIts 16 days after all of this revolution started and there are about 302 people killed in all of Egypt. Ahmed Aboul Ghiet, Egypt's foreign minister, told al-Arabiya (TV network) on Wednesday that the Egyptian army could step in to "protect the country from an attempt by some adventurers to take power". Famous Arab pop star Tamer Hosni visits Tahrir Square, but the protesters are unimpressed and angry. -
Second speech,
WebsiteThere are rumors that Mubarak might step back from power tonight. Mubarak gives a second televised speech in which he says is "from the heart". He repeats his promise to not run in the next presidential elections and to "continue to shoulder" his responsibilities in the "peaceful transition" that will take in the next September. Protestors react with fury when they hear he is staying until September. Protesters wave their shoes in the air, and demand the army join them in revolt. -
Mubarak quits
VideoWebsiteThere are thousands of people are in the streets of Cairo and many other cities around Egypt. After being for weeks angrily protesting about their government, Hosni Mubarak finally listens to the citizens and resigns as the president of Egypt. He hands the power to the army. The announcement is made by Omar Suleiman, the vice-president. People celebrate until early in the morning and protestors start to leave Tahrir Square and other public places.
