The Egyptian Revolution

This revolution marked the end of thirty long years of dictatorship and autocratic rule of Hosni Mubarak. This was not something that initiated just with a single incident or spark of the moment but with was outcome of years of suppression.The revolution combines key political dimensions of all the uprisings in the ‘Arab Spring’; corruption, dictatorship, regime change, military power, censorship, human rights abuses, religious tensions and political oppression. The main reason he was able to maintain control over the system was because of the elections, which have resulted in what Noor Khan has called a “musical chairs” effect in Egyptian politics. The process which involves rotation of the same people through government over and over again.

The power of mass is an important concept here. We can see the Domino effect in Egyptian revolution. Even if not for the Tunisian revolution they would have revolted, Tunisian revolution was just a spark and not the reason for the revolution as such. Social media played a major role in the revolution. The revolution is also called the January 25th revolution, the particular day was selected as they first agenda was to over throw the police forces as they were one of the most brutal and corrupted in the state, symbolically this day January 25th was chosen as it was national police holiday, this day was circulated in the social media like twitter and Facebook. Many were actually skeptical about the seriousness of the decision but then today we see that as the beginning of a successful revolution. The revolution lasted for a period of 17 days till February 11th the day Mubarak resigned from the post of presidency and left Cairo. He was later tried in court for ordering mass killing of

Uprising in Tunisia that protested against corruption, poverty, and political repression and forced Pres. Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali to step down in January 2011. The success of the uprising, which came to be known in the media as the “Jasmine Revolution,” inspired a wave of similar protests throughout the Middle East and North Africa.Were the fight was similar in nature, against corruption and police force against the civilians resulting in a revolution when a Mohammed Bouazizi, an unemployed 26-year-old, protested government corruption by setting fire to himself outside a municipal office in the town of Sidi Bouzid in central Tunisia on December 17. Bouazizi, who had been supporting his family by selling fruit from a cart, was enraged when local officials repeatedly demanded bribes and confiscated his merchandise. His plight, which came to symbolize the injustice and economic hardship afflicting many Tunisians under the Ben Ali regime, inspired street protests throughout the country against high unemployment, poverty, and political repression. This influenced the people of Egypt to raise voice against the autocratic rule of Hosni Mubarak, for the past 30 years. It gave a sense of confidence to the people that such rule could be ended when on January 14th emergency was declared in Tunisia followed by Ben Ali stepping down from his post and fleeing the country with his family. Finally in December 12,2011