It was a historic day in Egypt and across the globe, when the President (or former) Mubarak has announced that he will step down. This come after the anti-government protesters took over the Tahrir Square in Cairo for a peaceful demonstration, urging the removal of President Mubarak.
A lot has happened that led to the historic day, from millions of protesters, to fighting among the pro-government and the anti-government, towards a much much larger protesters in the last hours that finally yield the intended result.
The former president has done a lot to stay in power in the period of the chaos in Egypt, from completely change his cabinet, to promise of ending his term this September, and recently giving power to his second in command, the vice-president.
But the protesters refuse to give in to all his lies and so call diplomacy. However, as of Friday, the power shift has happen, the weeks of violence and military intervention has now come to an end. And where is Mubarak when all this happened? He was taken out from Cairo to his private retreat in the Red Sea. In fact, the one that make the announcement about the step was his vice-president, now that is what I call cowardice.
The military has take over the government for a while, although they don't have intention on holding to it, stated that a government made by the people will be form. The people of Egypt now demand that the whole government and constitution change, so that a much more fair and transparent government and law can be made.
One this is clear from all this, this kind of protest, where the police had no power to stop, when people of all ages from all different kind of background had enough of 30 years of regime, and when the military decided to step in to protect Egypt and its people, this kind of protest is what most nations afraid of, unless of course if it is fair to all its people.
For more info, go here and here. If you want to know what this changes mean to their close ally the US, go here.
A lot has happened that led to the historic day, from millions of protesters, to fighting among the pro-government and the anti-government, towards a much much larger protesters in the last hours that finally yield the intended result.
The former president has done a lot to stay in power in the period of the chaos in Egypt, from completely change his cabinet, to promise of ending his term this September, and recently giving power to his second in command, the vice-president.
But the protesters refuse to give in to all his lies and so call diplomacy. However, as of Friday, the power shift has happen, the weeks of violence and military intervention has now come to an end. And where is Mubarak when all this happened? He was taken out from Cairo to his private retreat in the Red Sea. In fact, the one that make the announcement about the step was his vice-president, now that is what I call cowardice.
The military has take over the government for a while, although they don't have intention on holding to it, stated that a government made by the people will be form. The people of Egypt now demand that the whole government and constitution change, so that a much more fair and transparent government and law can be made.
One this is clear from all this, this kind of protest, where the police had no power to stop, when people of all ages from all different kind of background had enough of 30 years of regime, and when the military decided to step in to protect Egypt and its people, this kind of protest is what most nations afraid of, unless of course if it is fair to all its people.
For more info, go here and here. If you want to know what this changes mean to their close ally the US, go here.
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