Pdf revolution and counterrevolution in egypt researchgate. 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. Elegantly crafted, brilliantly argued, and richly and evocatively evidenced, ketchleys egypt in a time of revolution is unparalleled in its methodological and theoretical sophistication and its empirical and analytical strengths the single most impressive piece of scholarship on the socalled arab spring and one of the very best studies. 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 dead end. Morsi was sworn in as egypts first democratically elected president before the supreme. Five years of the egyptian revolution world socialist web site.
Calls for morsis resignation increased, led by a loose coalition including liberals, religious minorities, and egyptians angered by high rates of unemployment and inflation. 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. Mohamed hussein tantawi, egypt s minister of defence and commander in chief of the egyptian armed forces, was seen with the protesters in tahrir square in downtown cairo. The successive events throughout the first year following this historical event did not give anybody time to pause and look at the scene to find out the fate of the goals of that revolutionary wave and the track it will take. May 04, 2011 on june 6, 2010, a 28yearold businessman named khalid mohamed said was seated in a cybercafe in his hometown of alexandria. On that day the world witnessed the largest protests in human history. Timeline of the egyptian crisis under the supreme council of. Although it has been six years since the 30 june 20 revolution, one may still wonder what things would have been like without it. While at least two protests with dozens of alleged muslim brotherhood demonstrators were dispersed, tahrir square saw small groups of progovernment demonstrators chanting in sisis favour and handing out flowers to police. President hosni mubarak was in command for 30 years. The egyptian revolution of 2011, also known as the january 25 revolution arabic.
This change resulted in successful and semi successful revolutions. Egypt celebrated on saturday the fifth anniversary of the june 30 revolution that toppled the banned muslim brotherhoodaffiliated president morsi after one year in power during which the country suffered fierce political conflicts and social split threatening the future of the nation. Jun 30, 2014 a year has passed since the june 30 revolution. Egypts evolving foreign policy the washington institute.
Only 23 july revolution day is widely celebrated by all sides. 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. Political conditions in egypt prior to 25th of january revolution. As the egyptian revolution unfolded throughout 2011 and the ensuing years, no one was better positioned to. Revolution day 20 the revolution day 20 celebrates the egyptian protests in june 20, ousting thenpresident mohamed morsi. Egypt june 30 revolution news israel national news. Israel quickly wins a decisive victory in the subsequent ground fighting, gaining control of the sinai peninsula along with the west bank and the golan heights. Apart from that, you have the option to choose your week starts from sunday or monday. The 30 june protests occurred in egypt on 30 june 20, marking the oneyear anniversary of mohamed morsis inauguration as president. Timeline of the egyptian revolution of 2011 wikipedia. Egypt quietly marked the fifth anniversary of the january 25 revolution despite the popularity of antigovernment hashtags on social media.
This led to the declaration of the modern republic of egypt in 1952. Revolution day the revolution day is a holiday which is also considered the national day of egypt. After 18 days of protests that spilled out from cairos tahrir square, president hosni mubarak hands power to militarys ruling body, the supreme. Jan 25, 2011 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. For elsennawy, 30 june was as many have described it a corrective revolution to 25 january, which he sees as having been hijacked by the brotherhood, a. On 2 june, former egyptian president hosni mubarak was sentenced to life in prison, for complicity in the killings of protesters by police, during the revolution that eventually toppled him, in 2011. Jan 25, 2016 five years of the egyptian revolution 25 january 2016 five years after the eruption of mass revolutionary struggles in egypt that led to the ouster of longtime dictator hosni mubarak, the.
Assessment of the electoral framework in the arab republic of egypt pdf. During this period, egypt experienced tremendous political tumult, culminating in the oneyear presidency of the muslim brotherhoods muhammad morsi. Antimursi protesters in tahrir square on july 3 front page, the day egypts armed forces removed the president and suspended the constitution. In june, 2012, when egypts first democratic presidential election was won by mohamed morsi, a leader of the brotherhood, the army didnt interfere. Egypt quiet as fifth anniversary of january 25 revolution. And five years later, the 30 june 20 revolution is the best thing that has ever happened to millions of egyptians and arabs. Egypts november 28 parliamentary elections, arab reform bulletin, 30 november 2010. On 31 may, the decadesold state of emergency was finally completely lifted, in egypt. In years when 30 june comes on a friday or saturday, which is the weekend in egypt, 30 june revolution will be observed on either the thursday before or the sunday. How the january 25 egyptian revolution was organized the. Introduction chapter 1 egypt in a time of revolution.
Mursi above, just before a speech at cairo university on june 30 last year, the day he formally took charge of egypt. The arab world has been moving towards change in successive events since the beginning of 2011. The events are also widely called the 30 june revolution arabic or simply 306. The egyptian revolution of 2011, also known as the january 25 revolution started on 25. The arab world has been moving towards change in successive. 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. The sourness was fueled by the contrast between rising aspirations and enduring. Transcript for revolution in egypt this transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate. The transition to a new era for postuprising egypt. Protesters opposing egyptian president mohamed morsi shout slogans against him and brotherhood members during a protest at tahrir square in cairo june 29, 20. 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. 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. The egyptian revolution of 2011 brought longterm political differences to the foreground of egypts national. The people who tend to celebrate 30 june revolution may tend not to celebrate 25 january revolution, and vice versa.
Prior to the 25 th of january revolution, egypt was. In our online calendar section, monthly calendar and yearly calendar can be generated with some very useful options. What would egypt have been like today in the absence of the 30 june 20 revolution. According to witness accounts, two local detectives entered the second. The days between june 26 to july 3, 20, egypt s modern history was drastically reshaped. On the national level, the political mood in egypt prior to the 25th of january revolution was acidly cynical, and full of bitterness. Uniformed police officers lead a protest march from outside of the police officers club in giza to midan altahrir, calling on the military to remove. A crowd of demonstrators walks through cairo on january 25, 2011, to demand the end of president hosni mubaraks nearly 30 years in power. This article discusses the concept of the fourth generation warfare initiated by william lind and applies it on egypt after the 30 th of june revolution in 20. Egypt today provides a quick refresher of the events of the june 30 revolution, as the country celebrates its fifth anniversary today. On june 30, 20, the first anniversary of morsis inauguration, there were mass protests in support of.
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. When morsi took office on june 30, 2012, after winning egypts first truly competitive presidential election, his ascension to. Apr 08, 2011 key players of the egyptian revolution dr. Dubai, june 30 xinhua an united arab emirates uae official praised on friday in several tweets the egyptian revolution on june 30, referring to antigovernment demonstrations in cairo which led to the overthrow of egypt s former president mohammed morsi on july 3, 20. Worsening economic conditions, deteriorating public services, and a string of sectarian incidents exacerbated political polarization in mid20. He also said you are the owners of this revolution. Annual celebrations marking the revolution begin on the preceding evening, as the evening of 22 july 1952 was when. 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. The beauty of the revolution egypt june 30 montage. The 30 june protests occurred in egypt on 30 june 20, marking the oneyear anniversary of.
You can add 2020 2021 holidays of any country and the week number to your calendar while generating it. Ahram online, by mohamed fayez farahat excerptread on without the 30 june revolution. According to mansour, egypt has experienced a shift from a full revolution to an. Possible scenarios for egypt without june 30 revolution. This is a montage of the events that occurred in egypt on june 30th, 20. The egyptian revolution against the muslim brotherhood. Dates for june 30 revolution egypt, 2020, 2021 and other years. The events ended with the 20 egyptian coup detat after mass protests across egypt demanding the immediate resignation of the president. What to expect from the military council 21 june 2011.