June 18, 2013
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Muhammad Hosni El Sayed Mubarak is a former Egyptian politician, leader and military commander. He served as the fourth President of Egypt from 1981 to 2011.
Mubarak was appointed Vice President of Egypt in 1975, and assumed the presidency on 14 October 1981, following the assassination of President Anwar Sadat. His almost thirty-year presidency made him Egypt's longest-serving ruler since Muhammad Ali Pasha. Before he entered politics, Mubarak was a career officer in the Egyptian Air Force, serving as its commander from 1972 to 1975 and rising to the rank of air chief marshal.
Mubarak was ousted after 18 days of demonstrations during the 2011 Egyptian revolution when, on 11 February 2011, Vice President Omar Suleiman announced that Mubarak had resigned as president and transferred authority to the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces. On 13 April, a prosecutor ordered Mubarak and both his sons to be detained for 15 days of questioning about allegations of corruption and abuse of power. He was then ordered to stand trial on charges of negligence for not giving orders to stop the killing of peaceful protestors during the revolution. These trials officially began on 3 August 2011. Egypt’s military prosecutors then also proclaimed that they were investigating Mubarak's role in the assassination of his predecessor Anwar Sadat.
(via Freebase)
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![Egypt's military deploys troops ahead of general strike [Al Jazeera, Qatar]](/images/image_cache/base-672000/672514/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=f46de1ad1000aa38856228de42185000)
![Sporadic clashes resume around Egypt interior ministry [Dubai TV, UAE]](/images/image_cache/base-487000/487042/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=80836f048066b0c218c92dc729876d87)
![One year on, Egyptians return to Tahrir Square for the second 'Friday of Rage' [BBC Arabic, UK]](/images/image_cache/base-316000/316346/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=8558aea016ba6589843d70004dad448f "Demonstrators take part in a protest demanding the army to hand power to civilians, at Tahrir square in Cairo January 27, 2012. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem")
![A look back at the Egyptian revolution [Al-Alam, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-316000/316304/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=42ee36ea19aef550c95d27f1dd6781a0)
![Egypt's Tantawi to lift state of emergency except in acts of 'thuggery' [BBC Arabic, UK]](/images/image_cache/base-313000/313836/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=c5342bdd8b1d2a3ead2bbd1c96e086ed "Head of Egypt's ruling military council Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi speaks during a televised address in Cairo, in this still image taken from video January 24, 2012. REUTERS/Reuters TV")
![Egypt's new parliament appoints speaker [Press TV, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-313000/313820/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=c56b10b9c592cd70a1c9ac2acfe49945)
![Defense gives opening remarks in Mubarak trial [BBC Arabic, UK]](/images/image_cache/base-313000/313720/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=d185f3a36bae734e3ca2a5ff35bc8aee)
![Egypt's military council plans January 25 celebration as activists organize anti-SCAF protests [New TV, Lebanon]](/images/image_cache/base-313000/313657/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=44316dbed68a324f1158da771bbee5cb)
![Court hears closing arguments for Mubarak trial [Press TV, Iran]](/images/image_cache/base-313000/313624/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=39111ad6d6c7eddb13f505b59b3ccdff)