On January 25, 2011, hundreds of thousands of Egyptians poured into the streets to demand an end to Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year grip on power, as well as poverty, unemployment and police brutality. The revolution, propelled by the success of anti-government protests in Tunisia, lasted 18 days, during which citizens of all walks of life demonstrated in several of Egypt’s cities. On February 11, Mubarak ultimately acquiesced to the protesters’ demands and stepped down from his position as president and the military was mandated with temporarily handling the country’s affairs.
An anti-government protester defaces a picture of Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak in Alexandria on January 25, 2011. Photo: Stringer, ReutersA protester holds up a banner in front of a line of riot police in downtown Cairo. Photo credit: unkownA protester clashes with anti-riot police. Photo credit: unknownPlainclothes police beat protesters in Cairo on January 28, 2011. Photo: Goran Tomasevic, ReutersA masked protester throws a gas canister towards Egyptian riot police, not seen, near the Interior Ministry during clashes in downtown Cairo. Photo: Tara Todras-Whitehill, APRiot police force protesters back across the Kasr al-Nile bridge. Photo: Peter Macdiarmid, Getty ImagesAn Egyptian anti-government activist kisses a riot police officer following clashes in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, January 28, 2011. Photo: Lefteris Pitarakis, APAn Egyptian armored personnel carrier is covered in anti-Mubarak graffiti in Cairo. Photo: Zeinab MahmoudA graffitied smiley face on a wall constructed by the military to impede protesters. Photo: Amru SalahuddienThe headquarters of the National Democratic Party, Egypt’s ruling political party under Mubarak’s rule, burns after being set on fire on January 28, 2011. Photo credit: unkownAn Egyptian mother watched as thousands of Egyptian protesters gathered at Tahrir Square in Cairo in January 2011. The ruling National Democratic Party building can be seen burned at top right behind the Egypt museum. Photo: Amr Nabil, APEgyptian Army tanks roll into Tahrir Square as Mubarak’s government attempts to quell demonstrations. Photo: Peter Macdiarmid, Getty ImagesRiot police use water cannons on protesters trying to cross the Kasr al-Nile bridge. Photo: Peter Macdiarmid, Getty ImagesEgyptian film star Omar Sharif points to Tahrir, or Liberation, Square, in Cairo, Egypt, Monday Jan. 31, 2011. Photo: Lefteris Pitarakis, APIn this Tuesday February 1, 2011 photo, tens of thousands of anti-government demonstrators march in Alexandria, Egypt. Photo: Ahmed Muhammed, APAn Egyptian man sits atop one of the lions at the entrance of Kasr El Nil Bridge, leading to Tahrir Square on February 1, 2011. Photo: Zeinab MohamedA pro-Mubarak rioter riding on a camel clashing with anti-government protesters in what became known as the Battle of the Camel, February 2, 2011. Photo: Chris Hondros, Getty ImagesPro-government and supporters of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak (top) and anti-government demonstrators (bottom) clash in Tahrir Square in Cairo February 2, 2011. Photo: Amr Abdallah Dalsh, ReutersA Muslim holding the Quran (left) and a Coptic Christian holding a cross are carried through opposition supporters in Tahrir Square in Cairo February 6, 2011. Photo: Dylan Martinez, ReutersEgyptian anti-government protesters perform the evening prayers as they gather at Cairo’s Tahrir square on February 8, 2011. Photo: Patrick Baz, AFP/Getty ImagesProtesters holding signs calling for Mubarak’s departure in Tahrir. Photo: Jihad AbazaAn Egyptian army commander, Hassan al-Roweny, addresses protesters in the opposition stronghold of Tahrir Square, in Cairo February 10, 2011. Photo: Suhaib Salem, ReutersAnti-government protesters raise their shoes after a speech by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak saying that he had given some powers to his vice president but would not resign or leave the country on February 10, 2011. Photo: Chris Hondros, Getty ImagesEgyptian women celebrate the news of the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak, who handed control of the country to the military, at night in Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo, Egypt Friday, February 11, 2011. Photo: Tara Todras-Whitehill, APCelebrating the announcement of Hosni Mubarak’s resignation in Tahrir Square on February 11, 2011. Photo: Jonathan Rashad
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