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The fall of Hosni Mubarak

2012-01-25 1 Dailymotion

This is the last segment of a three-part multimedia package produced by the Thomson Reuters foundation.<br/> It looks at the final days of the Egyptian revolution, from February 4 - 11 2011, ending with the resignation of former President Hosni Mubarak.<br/> Hailed by many as a revolutionary success at the time, citizens took to streets across Egypt in celebration.<br/> But on January 25, 2012 Egyptians again throng to Cairo's iconic Tahrir Square, this time in protest at the country's ruling military junta.<br/> Protesters are demanding that the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces immediately hand full power to a civilian government.<br/> But Islamist parties who dominated the country's parliamentary elections, and once played a central role in Tahrir demonstrations, are opposed to renewed protests, and urge patience from Egyptians.<br/> It is a stance that has prompted some to question the possibility of back-room deals between Islamists and the ruling military council.

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