21h.001 lecture 1: the ouster of mubarak in egypt...anwar al-sadat, third president of egypt,...

THE OUSTER OF MUBARAK IN EGYPT

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TWO QUESTIONS FOR RECITATION THIS WEEK:

Why was Mubarak forced to resign the Presidency?

Was the overthrow of Mubarak a revolution?

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Demographics

Population of Egypt in 2013: 84,314,000

Population of Other North African and Middle Eastern Countries (2012) Libya: 6.423,000 Tunisia: 10,777,500 Syria: 22,530,746 Saudi Arabia: 29,195,895 Iraq: 31,129,225 Iran: 77,176,930

Major Egyptian Cities (2012): Cairo: 8,105,071 Alexandria: 4,388,219 Giza: 3,348,401

Religious Breakdown: Muslim (Sunni): 90% Coptic Christian: 9% Other Christian: 1%

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Gamal Abdel Nassar Second President of Egypt, 1954-1970

Emergency Law, 1967-2012: • Police powers extended • Constitutional rights suspended • Heavy censorship enforced • All non-governmental political activity, street demonstrations, and non-approved political organizations,unregistered financial donations were formally banned.

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Anwar Al-Sadat, Third President of Egypt, 1970-1981

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Hosni Mubarak, Fourth President of Egypt,

1981-2011

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Mohamed Morsi, Member of the Muslim Brotherhood of Egypt Fifth President of Egypt (30 June 2012 to 3 July 2013), currently under arrest

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