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A mass demonstration
"For two weeks calls were made using new social media tools for a mass demonstration on the 25th of January. Observers dismissed those calls as another virtual activism that would not result in anything. Other calls in the past had resulted in very small public support and the demonstrations were limited to the familiar faces of political activists numbering in the hundreds." huffingtonpost huffingtonpost -
Day Egyptian Revolution Started
"On a national holiday to commemorate the police forces, Egyptians take to the streets in large numbers, calling it a day of rage. Thousands march in downtown Cairo, heading towards the offices of the ruling National Democratic Party, as well as the foreign ministry and the state television. Similar protests are reported in other towns across the country. After a few hours of relative calm, police and demonstrators clash; police fire tear gas and use water cannons against demonstrators cryin" -
Internet Gets Shut Down
"The Egyptian government tried to shut down the interrnet due to so many people gathering together on sites like Facebook, and Twitter. They succeeded in shutting down the internet, but didnt succeed in shutting down there devotion." huffingtonpost huffingtonpost -
Counter Terrorism force has been deployed
"Internet and mobile phone text message users in Egypt report major disruption to services as the country prepares for a new wave of protests after Friday prayers.The Associated Press news agency says an elite special counterterrorism force has been deployed at strategic points around Cairo in the hours before the planned protests.Egypt's interior ministry also warns of "decisive measures"". huffingtonpost -
Hillary Clinton: Egypt Must Transition To Democracy
"Clinton, in interviews on the five Sunday morning TV shows, repeatedly stressed that Egypt's future lies in the hands of its people, hewing to the administration line of refusing to take sides publically in the upheaval." huffingtonpost -
Egypt's New Government Announced
"In the most significant change, the interior minister - who heads internal security forces - was replaced. A retired police general, Mahmoud Wagdi, was named to replace Habib el-Adly, who is widely despised by protesters for brutality shown by security forces." huffingtonpost -
Internet Returns
"Internet access has resumed in the Egyptian cities of Cairo and Alexandria after five days of cut connections. Access to the Internet has been cut since January 28" huffingtonpost -
Foreign Journalists Rounded Up
"Also in Egypt, foreign journalists were beaten with sticks and fists by pro-government mobs on the streets Cairo on Thursday and dozens were reported detained by security forces in what the U.S. called a concerted attempt to intimidate the press." huffingtonpost -
Day Of Departure
"Opposition parties called for Feb. 4 to be a "Day of Departure" earlier this week, AllVoices reports. The plan: to come together in massive numbers and in one voice demand President Hosni Mubarak to step down once and for all." huffingtonpost -
Egypt Ruling Party Leadership Resigns
"State TV said the ruling party's six-member Steering Committee of the General Secretariat stepped down and was replaced. The council was the party's highest decision-making body, and el-Sharif and other outgoing members were some of the most powerful -- and to many Egyptians, unpopular -- political figures in the regime." huffingtonpost -
Egyptian Government Allows Concessions
"Egypt's vice president met a broad representation of major opposition groups for the first time Sunday and offered new concessions including freedom of the press, release of those detained since anti-government protests began nearly two weeks ago and the eventual lifting of the country's hated emergency laws." huffingtonpost -
Google Executive Released.
"After several rumors throughout the day, Google has now confirmed that its executive Wael Ghonim was freed today by Egyptian authorities. Ghonim himself announced the news in a tweet, stating: "Freedom is a bless that deserves fighting for it." huffingtonpost -
Labor Strikes Break Out
"Thousands of state workers and impoverished Egyptians launched strikes and protests around the country on Wednesday over their economic woes as anti-government activists sought to expand their campaign to oust President Hosni Mubarak despite warnings from the vice president that protests won't be tolerated much longer." huffingtonpost -
Mubarak Resigns As Egypt's President
"Egypt's Hosni Mubarak resigned as president and handed control to the military on Friday, bowing down after a historic 18-day wave of pro-democracy demonstrations by hundreds of thousands. "The people ousted the president," chanted a crowd of tens of thousands outside his presidential palace in Cairo." huffingtonpost -
Barack Obama Gives Speech
Barack Obama gave a inspiring speech about the Egyptian Revolution. Here is some of it "By stepping down, President Mubarak responded to the Egyptian people’s hunger for change. But this is not the end of Egypt’s transition. It’s a beginning. I’m sure there will be difficult days ahead, and many questions remain unanswered. But I am confident that the people of Egypt can find the answers, and do so peacefully, constructively, and in the spirit of unity that has defined these last few weeks"
