In January 2011, Wael Ghonim, administrator of the anti–police brutality Facebook page “Kollena Khaled Said” (“We Are All Khaled Said”), called for the page’s 380,000 followers to gather in Tahrir Square. Egypt’s political sphere hasn’t been the same since then. As the state took unprecedented security measures ahead of the fifth anniversary of the uprising, with thousands of apartments searched, hundreds arrested and military troops deployed in the square, take a stroll through the events that have unfolded over the past five years. 2011 January – Egyptians held nationwide demonstrations, starting from January 25, against the three-decade rule of autocrat Hosni Mubarak. Hundreds of protesters were killed. February – Mubarak stepped down from power on February 11, while the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) took charge, dissolved parliament and suspended the constitution. March – The military began clearing Tahrir Square by force on March 9 when protesters demanded a swift transition to civilian rule. Military police performed “virginity tests” on arrested women. October – Military troops crushed an October 9 protest, known as the Maspero Massacre, over a church attack, killing more than 25 protesters. 2012 February – The Muslim Brotherhood won more than half…
Political Storm: A Five-Year Timeline of Events in Egypt Since #25Jan
January 25, 2016
