Tahrir Square

Who? Democracy Now!s Sharif Abdel Kouddous interviewed pro-democracy protesters

What? Speaks with Demonstrators in Tahrir Square at "March of Millions" about protests
against Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt

When? February 02, 2011, after Mubarak pledged to finish his term as president
Where? Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt
Why?

Police brutality[1]

State-of-emergency laws[1]

Electoral fraud

Political censorship[2]

Corruption[2]

Unemployment[3]

Food price rises[3]

Low wages[1][3]

Demographic structural factors[4]

Other regional protests

(Wikipedia, 2016)

2011 Egyptian revolution

Part of the Egyptian Crisis and the Arab Spring

Demonstrators in Cairo's Tahrir Square on 8 February 2011

Date

25 January 2011 11 February 2011

(2 weeks and 3 days)

Location
Causes

Egypt
Coordinates:

30240N 31148E

Police brutality[1]

State-of-emergency laws[1]

Electoral fraud

Methods

Result

Political censorship[2]

Corruption[2]

Unemployment[3]

Food price rises[3]

Low wages[1][3]

Demographic structural factors[4]

Other regional protests

Civil disobedience

Civil resistance

Demonstrations

Online activism

Riots

Self-immolation

Strike actions

Overthrow of Mubarak government

Resignation of Prime Ministers Nazif and Shafik[5]

Assumption of power by themilitary[6]

Suspension of theConstitution and dissolution of the Parliament[7]

Disbanding of the State Security Investigations Service[8]

Dissolution of the NDP(former ruling party) and transfer of its assets to the state[9]

Prosecution of Mubarak, his family and former ministers [10][11][12]

31-year state of emergencylifted[13]

Democratic election to replace Mubarak; Mohamed Morsi elected as new president[14]

Protests in response to Morsi's temporary constitutional declaration

Protests marking the one-year anniversary of Morsi's inauguration as president

followed by a coup d'tat

Civil unrest in response to coup

Number
2,000,000 at Cairo's Tahrir square[15]
See: Regions section below.
Casualties

Death(s)

During revolution: 846[17][18]

Post-Revolution: 300+[19]
See: Deaths section below.

Injuries

6,467 people[16]

Arrested 12,000