Where egypt stands, what the united states can do tamara cofman wittes tuesday, february 26, 20. The sourness was fueled by the contrast between rising aspirations and enduring. Jun 29, 2016 president abdel fatah elsisi has translated the june 30 revolution into achieving the egyptian dream and transforming the country towards the better and allow it to compete in the 21st century. Jun 19, 2017 security forces and protesters clash during the january 25 revolution in 2011. The 30 june protests were mass protests that occurred in egypt on 30 june 20, marking the. 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.
Foreign policy congressional research service summary on friday, february 11, president hosni mubarak resigned from the presidency after 29 years in. United nations economic and social commission for western asia. The egyptian revolution of 2011, also known as the january 25 revolution arabic. The youth who sparked the january 25 revolution will con. When morsi took office on june 30, 2012, after winning egypts first truly competitive presidential election, his ascension to. Egypts ministry of education has decided to remove mention of the 25 january 2011 uprising and 30 june 20 mass protests from high school curriculum, according to the stateowned newspaper alahram. With its unique location and history, egypt is the arab heart of the world. Egypt removes 25 january, 30 june uprisings from school.
Ahram online, by mohamed fayez farahat excerptread on without the 30 june revolution. We, the egyptian people have filled every single square and street in egypt starting from 21 june till we became over 30. Calls for morsis resignation increased, led by a loose coalition including liberals, religious minorities, and egyptians angered by high rates of unemployment and inflation. Egypt today provides a quick refresher of the events of the june 30 revolution, as the country celebrates its fifth anniversary today. March 2020 exact date will be confirmed by official notice h holiday university closed. On the national level, the political mood in egypt prior to the 25th of january revolution was acidly cynical, and full of bitterness. Egypt june 30 revolution news israel national news. An opponent of ousted president mohammed morsi holds up a poster of egyptian defense minister general abdul fatah alsisi with an arabic words that.
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. Egyptians celebrate 6th anniversary of 30 june revolution. The revolution was initially aimed at overthrowing king farouk. 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.
Celebration\ observance people can remember the sacrifices and pay respects to those protestors that lost. Revolution day june 30 another national holiday in egypt, revolution day on june 30 commemorates egyptian protests against president morsi. 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. Political conditions in egypt prior to 25th of january revolution. 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. Ahram online, by mohamed fayez farahat excerptread on without the 30 june revolution what would egypt have been like today in the absence of the 30 june 20 revolution. Egypts evolving foreign policy the washington institute. If 30 june falls on a friday or saturday, the holiday may be moved to the thursday or sunday. Worsening economic conditions, deteriorating public services, and a string of sectarian incidents exacerbated political polarization in mid20. Revolution day july 23 this marks the events which led to the declaration of the republic of egypt, ending the kingdom of egypt.
February 2020 exact date will be confirmed by official notice h holiday university closed. Soon the demonstrations grew into a mass protest against the government by people of all walks of life, in cairo and in other major cities in egypt, most. It is a day off for the general population, and schools and most businesses are closed. 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. This is also known as the feast of the egyptian revolution. The muslim brotherhoods candidate mohammed morsi defeats ahmed shafiq, mubaraks last prime minister, with 51.
A timeline of key events in egypt since the 2011 uprising. Mar 03, 2017 what happened to the revolution in egypt. It marks the anniversary of the protests against president morsi in 20. They are also referred to as the second egyptian revolution by several international media outlets.
Holidays that fall on either fridayssaturdays have no substitutes. President hosni mubarak was in command for 30 years. The egyptian revolution against the muslim brotherhood 5 1. In the aftermath of the june 30, 20, revolution, egypt has been rebuilding its strong ties with the gcc states, which have shown strong political and financial support to egypt in the aftermath of morsis ouster, especially saudi arabia, the uae, and kuwait. 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. Egyptian revolution against muslim brotherhood 30 june 20 afrakoosh ibn bartakoosh. Revolution day june 30 in egypt in 2020 office holidays. Tomorrow, egyptians and africans celebrate together the third anniversary of the june 30 revolution which marks another step in egypts long history as the cradle of civilisation. 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. But, one of the main goals of egypts success is to help our brothers and sisters across the african continent reach their full potential. The events are also widely called the 30 june revolution arabic or simply 30 6 revolution by the egyptian and middle eastern media. Egypt attacked by terrorists in several localities all over the country, since july 14, 20, the following is an explanation of what is happening in egypt. Teti, civic activism and the 2011 egyptian revolution, in g. Political system in egypt after the 30th of june in arabic, cairo, egyptian lebanese press, 2015, p.
Two months later, another group of detainees in fayoum and beni suef governorates upper egypt announced their dissent from the outlawed group, which was designed as a terrorist group by post june 30 revolution interim government in 20. The tamarod movements highly successful goal to mobilize the protests is also strongly associated with the naming of the. The role of the public prosecution in egypts repression. Aspden goes on to examine the protests that sparked egypts uprising. Egypts june 30 revolution, the african dream the nation. 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. During this period, egypt experienced tremendous political tumult, culminating in the oneyear presidency of the muslim brotherhoods muhammad morsi. The days between june 26 to july 3, 20, egypt s modern history was drastically reshaped. You can add 2020 2021 holidays of any country and the week number to your calendar while generating it. June 30 uprising day falls on june 30 each year and celebrates the june 30, 20 protests against the new mohamed morsis government of egypt. 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.
This is our constitution, egypt is the gift of the nile for egyptians and the gift of egyptians to humanity. The egyptianafrican relations following june 30 revolution. 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. Activists say at least 70 peaceful protesters were killed on june 4 when security forces opened fire in. What would egypt have been like today in the absence of the 30 june 20 revolution. In our online calendar section, monthly calendar and yearly calendar can be generated with some very useful options. In june, 2012, when egypts first democratic presidential election was won by mohamed morsi, a leader of the brotherhood, the army didnt interfere. The egyptian revolution against the muslim brotherhood. Although egypts revolution was a surprise to many, few careful observers. Pdf on jan 19, 2016, noha bakr and others published the egyptian revolution find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate.
Revolution day june 30 is a national holiday in egypt and is always celebrated on 30 june. Egypt, syria and middle east unrest thursday 30 june 2011. 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. 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. Security forces and protesters clash during the january 25 revolution in 2011. Egyptian revolution against muslim brotherhood 30 june. The egyptian revolution and post socioeconomic impact. Egypt in the arab spring 3 1 introduction in 2011, a wave of revolutionary protests and demonstrations swept across the middle east, which culminated in the fall of many defiant arab dictators. In addition, virtually all of egypts telecommunications infrastructure is owned by telecom egypt. Had the 30 june revolution failed egypt would have turned into a fanatic muslim brotherhood dictatorship, or disintegrated along the lines of libya and syria. The arrangement makes it easy to suspend internet access or decrease speeds, as. Egypt in a time of revolution is without doubt a major contribution to the scholarly understanding of the arab spring and a valuable addition to the contentious politics literature. Egypts five main isps lease lines from telecom egypt and resell bandwidth to over 200 smaller isps. After the great revolution of the egyptian people on 30 june 20 against mohamed morsi for his failing to manage the affairs of egypt and his dictatorship and.
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. Although it has been six years since the 30 june 20 revolution, one may still wonder. Apr 08, 2011 key players of the egyptian revolution dr. The revolution started on police day, a public holiday, 25 january 2011, with a series of peaceful demonstrations in cairo that were originally meant to draw attention to police brutality. 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. Protesters opposing egyptian president mohamed morsi shout slogans against him and brotherhood members during a protest at tahrir square in cairo june 29, 20. Compared to major revolutions in the history of mankind, the jan 25 june 30 revolution is unique with its high density of popular participation estimated to be in the tens of millions and the prominent role of youthaspiring at a brighter future. Countries such as egypt, libya, tunisia and yemen found themselves liberated after many years of repression. Pdf revolution and counterrevolution in egypt researchgate.
We are a group of prisoners in fayoum general prison. 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. Egypt, syria and middle east unrest thursday 30 june. Celebration\ observance people can remember the sacrifices and pay respects to those protestors that lost their lives to change the current leadership in government. Calendars online and print friendly for any year and month.
On june 30, 20, millions of egyptians took to the streets demand ing that their first. Although it has been six years since the 30 june 20 revolution, one may still wonder what things would have been like without it. 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. The events are also widely called the 30 june revolution arabic. Opinion egypts three revolutions the new york times.
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