What happened during Egypt’s January 25 revolution?

The nation marks 12 years for the reason that begin of demonstrations that led to the downfall of longtime ruler Hosni Mubarak.

Protesters have a good time in Tahrir Sq. after the announcement of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's resignation [File: Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters]

The 2011 revolution in Egypt began with marches, demonstrations and civil resistance on January 25.

Protesters from throughout the Arab world’s most populous nation have been impressed by the rebellion in Tunisia, the place demonstrators succeeded in bringing down the federal government.

“Down with corruption, down with autocracy, down with dictators.” These have been the chants by an growing variety of Egyptians demanding the overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak, who had been in energy for 30 years.

In accordance with Amnesty Worldwide, greater than 840 individuals have been killed through the protests, which in the end led to Mubarak stepping down on February 11.

Since then, Egypt skilled its first free and truthful presidential election, adopted by a army coup in 2013, which rolled again most of the revolution’s good points.

However the rebellion stays a cherished reminiscence and a supply of inspiration for a lot of Egyptians.

Here's a chronology of Egypt’s 18-day revolution:

January 25

On a nationwide vacation to commemorate the police drive, 1000's of Egyptians took to the streets of downtown Cairo, calling it a “day of rage”. Related protests have been reported in different cities throughout the nation.

After a number of hours of relative calm, police and demonstrators clashed with police who fired tear gasoline and used water cannon in opposition to demonstrators.

A crowd of demonstrators walks by way of Cairo on January 25, 2011 to demand the tip of President Mubarak’s almost 30 years in energy [File: AP Photo]

January 28

Web and cellular providers have been disrupted throughout the nation earlier than a brand new wave of protests deliberate after Friday prayers.

Hundreds of police have been ordered onto the streets of Cairo, Suez and Alexandria to quell anti-government demonstrations. Riots continued all through the evening.

A protester seems at a burned Egyptian military armoured automobile in downtown Cairo on January 28.[File: Goran Tomasevic/Reuters]

January 31

Protesters continued to defy the military-imposed curfew. About 250,000 individuals gathered in Cairo’s Tahrir Sq. and lots of marched by way of Alexandria.

Mubarak named his new cupboard on state tv.

Protesters defy the curfew in Tahrir Sq. on January 31, 2011, in Cairo, Egypt. As Mubarak struggles to regain management after six days of protests, he appointed Omar Suleiman as vice chairman [File: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images]

February 2

Preparations started for one more day of demonstrations in opposition to Mubarak’s regime. The military was nonetheless deployed with tanks all through completely different positions in and round Tahrir Sq. in central Cairo.

As much as 1,500 individuals have been injured, a few of them significantly, and by the day’s finish, at the least three deaths have been reported by the Reuters information company, quoting officers.

Professional-democracy protesters stated the army had allowed 1000's of pro-Mubarak supporters, armed with sticks and knives, to enter the sq..

Supporters of embattled President Mubarak journey camels and horses as they conflict with protesters in Tahrir Sq., February 2, 2011 [File: Michel Marcipont/Getty Images]

February 4

Tons of of 1000's of anti-government protesters gathered in Tahrir Sq. for what they termed the “Day of Departure”.

Chants urging Mubarak to depart reverberated throughout the sq., because the nation entered its eleventh day of unrest and mass demonstrations.

A store in Tahrir Sq. is spray-painted with the phrase Twitter after the federal government shut off web entry on February 4, 2011, in Cairo [File: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images]

February 10

Amid rumours that he could be stepping down that evening, Mubarak gave a televised speech that he stated was “from the center”. He repeated his promise to not run within the subsequent presidential election and to “proceed to shoulder” his duties within the “peaceable transition” that he stated would happen in September.

Protesters in Tahrir Sq. reacted with fury. They waved their sneakers within the air and demanded the military be part of them in revolt.

Anti-government protesters increase their sneakers after a speech by Mubarak, February 10, 2011, in Cairo [File: Chris Hondros/Getty Images]

February 11

After 18 days of protests, Omar Suleiman, the vice chairman, introduced that Mubarak would resign as president and hand over energy to the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces.

Listed below are the 30 seconds that noticed the tip of 30 years of Mubarak’s rule over Egypt:

The revolution ushered in an period of uncertainty as an already weary economic system worsened and rights abuses in opposition to public dissent intensified. It led to some change when the nation’s first democratic elections in 2012 noticed the Muslim Brotherhood’s Mohammed Morsi take workplace.

However inside a 12 months, a army overthrow led by Abdel Fattah el-Sisi deposed Morsi and banned the Muslim Brotherhood from taking part in political actions.