Egypt the june 30 revolution britannica encyclopedia britannica. Recent developments egypts economy is estimated to have grown at 4. The rallies were partly a response to tamarod, a grassroots. Since the june 30 revolution broke out in 20 against the currently banned muslim brotherhoodaffiliated president mohamed morsi, the group has suffered a series of local and international splits, causing deep cracks that do not necessarily lead to its collapse. The simplest explanation of egypts revolution youll ever read. The events ended with the 20 egyptian coup detat after millions of protesters across egypt took to the streets and demanded the immediate resignation of the president. The economic causes of the egyptian revolution january 25. Timeline of the egyptian revolution of 2011 wikipedia. The economic causes of the egyptian revolution january 25, 2011. How the january 25 egyptian revolution was organized the. The roots and causes of the 2011 arab uprisings kamal eldin osman salih abstract.
Emine gozde sevin photographed egypt after the january 25 revolution. Thus cultivating a prosperity path through, economic and social justice, and reviving the role of egypt in regional leadership. On fifth anniversary of egypts revolution, fight over its. It is celebrated with more fanfare than any other public holiday in egypt.
Egyptian streets is an independent, young, and grass roots news media organization aimed at providing readers with an alternate depiction of events that occur on egyptian and middle eastern streets, and to establish an engaging social platform for readers to discover and discuss the various issues that impact the region. That portion of the media hostile to egypt tried to portray the 30 june revolution as a military coup. Revolution youth union calls on egypt military to protect antiquities on 30 june the youth political group calls on protesters and military to protect egypts archaeological sites and museums on. Jan 22, 2016 on the eve of the fifth anniversary of the january 25, 2011 revolution in egypt, much of the egyptian press has focused on the ambivalent relationship between the current egyptian state under president abd alfattah alsisi and the january 25 revolution that brought down the regime of president hosni mubarak. Five years later, though, and the media campaign has fizzled out. Blessed with a unique location and history, the arab nation of egypt is the heart of. Egypt today provides a quick refresher of the events of the june 30 revolution, as the country celebrates its fifth anniversary today. In june, 2012, when egypts first democratic presidential election was won by mohamed morsi, a leader of the brotherhood, the army didnt interfere. The youth who sparked the january 25 revolution will con tinue pushing. Egyptian streets is an independent, young, and grass roots news media organization aimed at providing readers with an alternate depiction of events that occur on egyptian and middle eastern streets, and to establish an engaging social platform for readers to discover and discuss the. Egypts vision 2030 and planning reform nihal elmegharbel, phd deputy to the minister of planning, monitoring and administrative reform integrated approaches to sustainable development planning and implementation new york may 27, 2105. Egyptian revolution, it is worth elaborating on the economic. New york who has been accused of joining sinai province issp, an islamic.
The new parliament marks egypts third parliament to be elected since the january 25 revolution in 2011 and marks the final stage of the june 30 road map to democracy, which was implemented after the ouster of former president mohammed morsi in july 20. Turkey and qatar would pretend to be allies to egypt the radical transformation in turkey and qatars relations with egypt after june 30 revolution and their absolute support for the brotherhoods rule, seek to challenge the will of egyptians who overthrew the brotherhoodaffiliated president. Foreign policy congressional research service summary on friday, february 11, president hosni mubarak resigned from the presidency after 29 years in. Below, i provide an overview of my own interpretive process and. The simplest explanation of egypts revolution youll ever. Pdf on jan 19, 2016, noha bakr and others published the egyptian revolution find, read and cite all the.
Jan 25, 2016 the new parliament marks egypts third parliament to be elected since the january 25 revolution in 2011 and marks the final stage of the june 30 road map to democracy, which was implemented after the ouster of former president mohammed morsi in july 20. Twothirds of egyptians are under 30, and each year 700,000 new graduates chase 200,000 new jobs. This change resulted in successful and semi successful revolutions. It is a day off for the general population, and schools and most businesses are closed. The egyptian military has been playing a decisive role in national politics since. Apr 08, 2011 key players of the egyptian revolution dr. The current alsisi government has initiated a process of national reconciliation, which has been partially successful. A simple tool to rearrange merge delete pages from pdf files. Sep 17, 20 an opponent of ousted president mohammed morsi holds up a poster of egyptian defense minister general abdul fatah alsisi with an arabic words that read. On fifth anniversary of egypts revolution, fight over its legacy continues. Egypt today presents possible scenarios for egypt without june 30 revolution. Following two quarters of slowdown in growth, economic activity is picking up, driven primarily by the resilient private and to a lesser extent public consump. June 30, 2012, after winning egypts first truly competitive presidential. We, the egyptian people have filled every single square and street in egypt starting from 21 june till we became over 30.
Many count this date as the beginning of a revolution that would see the end of mubaraks nearly 30 year reign, his subsequent jailing, and egypts first open, democratic, and fair. An account of the digital underpinings of the egyptian revolution and the activists who risked their lives to help launch it. On june 30, 20, millions of egyptians took to the streets demand ing that their first. The egyptian revolution of 2011, also known as the january 25 revolution started on 25. The events are also widely called the 30 june revolution arabic or. Worsening economic conditions, deteriorating public services, and a string of sectarian incidents exacerbated political. Egypt june 30 revolution news israel national news. For many of egypts activists, the fight for the revolution lives on. Economic conditions in egypt prior to 25th of january revolution. Thi s researc h articl e attempts to scrutinize the nature and cause s of the ara b uprising s which too k people by surpris e globall y throughou t 2011 and int o 2012. Although egypts revolution was a surprise to many, few careful observers. The egyptianafrican relations following june 30 revolution by ambassador salah aldin abdelsadek chairman of the state information service the african continent has a special status in egypt s national security system since the security of egypt starts from africa, and on the other hand egypt is a vital area of the continent, not to.
Revolution day is an egyptian public holiday that occurs on every 23 july to commemorate the 1952 revolution that resulted in the birth of the modern republic. For example, article 241 of the 2014 constitution requires parliament, during its first term, to issue legislation relating to transitional justice, though this is yet to happen. On june 30, 20, the first anniversary of morsis inauguration, there were mass protests in support. Transcript for revolution in egypt this transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate. The events are also widely called the 30 june revolution arabic. Abdou, zeinab zaazou modern sciences and arts university msa, egypt abstract. In five years, the anniversary of egypts revolution turns into a. These factors combine to exacerbate the rights and freedoms situation in sinai.
Political system in egypt after the 30th of june in arabic, cairo, egyptianlebanese press, 2015. The egyptian revolution against the muslim brotherhood 5 1. Jul 05, 20 we, the egyptian people have filled every single square and street in egypt starting from 21 june till we became over 30. Introduction inspired by the ancient egyptian civilization, linking the present to future, the sustainable development strategy sds. This briefing paper analyzes the new law on presidential elections. Thus the january revolution in egypt deserves the praise heaped on it by a large number of world leaders who did not stop at. The date was set by various youth groups to coincide with the annual egyptian police holiday as a statement against increasing police brutality during the last few years of mubaraks presidency. Her photos from 201120 show protests in the streets, but also everyday life. The 30 june protests were mass protests that occurred in egypt on 30 june 20, marking the. Egyptian revolution, also known as arab spring or arab uprising, was a shock for international community because egypt has been seen as one of the strongest military state in north africa region. On the anniversary of morsis inauguration, millions take to egypts streets demanding early elections. The egyptian revolution against the muslim brotherhood.
Egypt quiet as fifth anniversary of january 25 revolution. The 30 june protests were mass protests that occurred in egypt on 30 june 20, marking the oneyear anniversary of mohamed morsis inauguration as president. The egyptian revolution of 2011, also known as the january 25 revolution arabic. The revolution of 25 january 2011 started on police day, a public holiday, with a series of peaceful demonstrations in egyptian capital cairo. Increasing use of social media among activists centered on plans for a nationwide protest on 25 january 2011.
Given that the military retook power only two years later in june 20, the widespread. The coup was carried out by a clandestine group called the free officers, led by gen. Five years ago, egyptian people gathered in cairos tahrir square to overthrow egypts brotherhood president, mohamed morsi. This report is the third in a series of reports commissioned from members of the 9 bedford row international practice group, by the state lawsuit litigation authority. Between 1981 and 2011, muhammad hosni mubarak was the president of egypt. Political system in egypt after the 30th of june in arabic, cairo, egyptian lebanese press, 2015. Revolution day, public holiday celebrated in egypt to commemorate the military coup of july 23, 1952, that led to the end of the monarchy and the establishment of an independent republic. Millions turned out in major cities across egypt on the 25th, especially in cairos tahrir square. Much has been written about egypts revolution in 2011. The egyptianafrican relations following june 30 revolution by ambassador salah aldin abdelsadek chairman of the state information service the african continent has a special status in egypts national security system since the security of egypt starts from africa, and on the other hand egypt is a vital area of the continent, not to. Egypt would be threatened by a bloody civil war like syria and iraq.
The egyptian revolution and post socioeconomic impact doaa s. Jan 25, 2011 the revolution of 25 january 2011 started on police day, a public holiday, with a series of peaceful demonstrations in egyptian capital cairo. Egypt vision 2030 represents a foothold on the way towards inclusive development. An opponent of ousted president mohammed morsi holds up a poster of egyptian defense minister general abdul fatah alsisi with an arabic words that. Egypts first revolution was to get rid of the dead hand, the second revolution was to get rid of the deadheads and the third revolution was to escape from the. This means that the state is responsible to the egyptians for actualizing the demands of the january 25 revolution by preventing any return to the practices of the mubarak state. The egyptian african relations following june 30 revolution by ambassador salah aldin abdelsadek chairman of the state information service the african continent has a special status in egypt s national security system since the security of egypt starts from africa, and on the other hand egypt is a vital area of the continent, not to.
Beginning in december 2010, unprecedented mass demonstrations against poverty, corruption, and political repression broke out in several arab countries, challenging the authority of some of the most entrenched regimes in the middle east and north africa. See how quick and easy it is to build native mobile and desktop apps with a free 30 day trial. Opinion egypts three revolutions the new york times. Here is a timeline from the fall of hosni mubarak to the crisis. The practice of politics and revolution egypts revolutionary youth. Jun 27, 20 revolution youth union calls on egypt military to protect antiquities on 30 june the youth political group calls on protesters and military to protect egypt s archaeological sites and museums on. The egyptian revolution carries a challenging transition phase, starting out with problems such as low foreign direct investments fdi, a high budget deficit, a high debt. The date was set by various youth groups to coincide with the annual egyptian police holiday as a statement against increasing police brutality during the last. Split and merge pdf files on any platform pdf merge tool. The death of khaled saeed in june 2010 became a similar rallying point for activists in egypt. Muslim brotherhoods mohamed morsy to the presidency in june 2012 only. Egypts 2014 presidential election law page 2 of 46 applicants will be considered official candidates once the pec has completed investigating and verifying the documents. The egyptianafrican relations following june 30 revolution. The egyptian revolution carries a challenging transition phase, starting out with.
Morsi was sworn in as egypts first democratically elected president before the. A growing number of recent studies on the egyptian revolution attribute its beginning to a set of socioeconomic and political factors. General sisi is quick to react, issuing a 48hour ultimatum for. It later merged with the other march in al nahda square near cairo university and was. For example, article 241 of the 2014 constitution requires parliament, during its first term, to issue legislation relating. Possible scenarios for egypt without june 30 revolution. Revolution day 2020, 2021 and 2022 in egypt publicholidays.
Prior to the revolution on the 25th of january, the economy in. July 26, 20 the thenmuslim brotherhood president mohamed morsi delivered a long televised speech in which he threatened that polarization reached the stage that it could threaten the country. Dramatic changes to how millions will celebrate easter weekend. The arab world has been moving towards change in successive events since the beginning of 2011. Revolution youth union calls on egypt military to protect. The egyptian military in politics and the economy chr. Activists in egypt call for an uprising in their own country, to protest against poverty, unemployment, government corruption and the rule of president hosni mubarak, who has been in. Revolution day 2020, 2021 and 2022 in egypt revolution day is an egyptian public holiday that occurs on every 23 july to commemorate the 1952 revolution that resulted in the birth of the modern republic. This report is the third in a series of reports commissioned from members of the 9 bedford row international practice group, by the state lawsuit litigation authority of egypt which aims to present an independent and. On the one hand, sisi regularly presents his rule as a continuation and fulfillment. Prior to discussing the direct and indirect reasons behind the egyptian revolution, it is worth elaborating on the economic, social, and political circumstances of egypt prior to the 25th of january revolution. Thus the january revolution in egypt deserves the praise heaped on it by a large. It emerged after the egyptian revolution of 2011 and affiliated with the.
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