An opponent of ousted president mohammed morsi holds up a poster of egyptian defense minister general abdul fatah alsisi with an arabic words that. 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. Ahram online, by mohamed fayez farahat excerptread on without the 30 june revolution. 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. Holidays that fall on either fridayssaturdays have no substitutes. Egypt removes 25 january, 30 june uprisings from school. President hosni mubarak was in command for 30 years. 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 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. If 30 june falls on a friday or saturday, the holiday may be moved to the thursday or sunday. 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 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. The role of the public prosecution in egypts repression. Revolution day june 30 another national holiday in egypt, revolution day on june 30 commemorates egyptian protests against president morsi. They are also referred to as the second egyptian revolution by several international media outlets. During this period, egypt experienced tremendous political tumult, culminating in the oneyear presidency of the muslim brotherhoods muhammad morsi. 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. Mar 03, 2017 what happened to the revolution in egypt.
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. Apr 08, 2011 key players of the egyptian revolution dr. Foreign policy congressional research service summary on friday, february 11, president hosni mubarak resigned from the presidency after 29 years in. The events are also widely called the 30 june revolution arabic or simply 30 6 revolution by the egyptian and middle eastern media.
Egypt today provides a quick refresher of the events of the june 30 revolution, as the country celebrates its fifth anniversary today. It marks the anniversary of the protests against president morsi in 20. Egypts evolving foreign policy the washington institute. Political conditions in egypt prior to 25th of january revolution. Worsening economic conditions, deteriorating public services, and a string of sectarian incidents exacerbated political polarization in mid20. Aspden goes on to examine the protests that sparked egypts uprising. 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. 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. 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. The days between june 26 to july 3, 20, egypt s modern history was drastically reshaped.
Jun 19, 2017 security forces and protesters clash during the january 25 revolution in 2011. Calls for morsis resignation increased, led by a loose coalition including liberals, religious minorities, and egyptians angered by high rates of unemployment and inflation. Celebration\ observance people can remember the sacrifices and pay respects to those protestors that lost. The youth who sparked the january 25 revolution will con. 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. Activists say at least 70 peaceful protesters were killed on june 4 when security forces opened fire in. A timeline of key events in egypt since the 2011 uprising.
The arrangement makes it easy to suspend internet access or decrease speeds, as. 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. 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. 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. Egypt, syria and middle east unrest thursday 30 june 2011. The office of the public prosecution, a powerful entity within the egyptian judiciary, has been a driving force in the vast crackdown on dissent that has unfolded since the overthrow of president mohamed morsi in july 20. In june, 2012, when egypts first democratic presidential election was won by mohamed morsi, a leader of the brotherhood, the army didnt interfere. 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 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 egyptian revolution of 2011, also known as the january 25 revolution arabic. Where egypt stands, what the united states can do tamara cofman wittes tuesday, february 26, 20. The egyptian revolution against the muslim brotherhood. On the national level, the political mood in egypt prior to the 25th of january revolution was acidly cynical, and full of bitterness. Calendars online and print friendly for any year and month. 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. Egypts five main isps lease lines from telecom egypt and resell bandwidth to over 200 smaller isps. 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. 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. 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.
On june 30, 20, millions of egyptians took to the streets demand ing that their first. The revolution was initially aimed at overthrowing king farouk. We, the egyptian people have filled every single square and street in egypt starting from 21 june till we became over 30. 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. Revolution day june 30 is a national holiday in egypt and is always celebrated on 30 june. Security forces and protesters clash during the january 25 revolution in 2011. February 2020 exact date will be confirmed by official notice h holiday university closed. Egyptian revolution against muslim brotherhood 30 june 20 afrakoosh ibn bartakoosh. This is also known as the feast of the egyptian revolution. Countries such as egypt, libya, tunisia and yemen found themselves liberated after many years of repression.
Although it has been six years since the 30 june 20 revolution, one may still wonder what things would have been like without it. Egypt, syria and middle east unrest thursday 30 june. With its unique location and history, egypt is the arab heart of the world. Celebration\ observance people can remember the sacrifices and pay respects to those protestors that lost their lives to change the current leadership in government. The egyptian revolution and post socioeconomic impact. What would egypt have been like today in the absence of the 30 june 20 revolution. Egyptians celebrate 6th anniversary of 30 june revolution. Although egypts revolution was a surprise to many, few careful observers. 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.
Opinion egypts three revolutions the new york times. It is a day off for the general population, and schools and most businesses are closed. United nations economic and social commission for western asia. Egypts june 30 revolution, the african dream the nation. 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. 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. This is our constitution, egypt is the gift of the nile for egyptians and the gift of egyptians to humanity. In our online calendar section, monthly calendar and yearly calendar can be generated with some very useful options. Political system in egypt after the 30th of june in arabic, cairo, egyptian lebanese press, 2015, p. Revolution day july 23 this marks the events which led to the declaration of the republic of egypt, ending the kingdom of egypt. But, one of the main goals of egypts success is to help our brothers and sisters across the african continent reach their full potential.
Protesters opposing egyptian president mohamed morsi shout slogans against him and brotherhood members during a protest at tahrir square in cairo june 29, 20. The egyptian revolution against the muslim brotherhood 5 1. Egypt june 30 revolution news israel national news. Pdf revolution and counterrevolution in egypt researchgate. 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 revolution against muslim brotherhood 30 june. The sourness was fueled by the contrast between rising aspirations and enduring. 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. We are a group of prisoners in fayoum general prison. 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. Pdf on jan 19, 2016, noha bakr and others published the egyptian revolution find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. The tamarod movements highly successful goal to mobilize the protests is also strongly associated with the naming of the.
March 2020 exact date will be confirmed by official notice h holiday university closed. 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 egyptianafrican relations following june 30 revolution. 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. You can add 2020 2021 holidays of any country and the week number to your calendar while generating it. 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. The muslim brotherhoods candidate mohammed morsi defeats ahmed shafiq, mubaraks last prime minister, with 51. The 30 june protests were mass protests that occurred in egypt on 30 june 20, marking the. The events are also widely called the 30 june revolution arabic.
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