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Thread about the Egyptian revolution , 25th of January 2011 and what happened for my oomfs:
25th of January is the national police holiday in Egypt. People then chose this day to protest, protest many political issues including police brutality, freedom of speech , high unemployment, high food prices, low wages ,civil liberty and other things
the Egyptian people, united in their indignation against unchecked rule and unbearable living conditions, protesting against the president who ruled for 30 unfair undeserved years Hosny Mubarak
The last trigger was the death of 28 years old Khaled Saiid .the country was under “ emergency law” since 1982 which basically gives police more rights to inspect and beat civilians if they had to
in june 2010 two police officers wearing civilian clothes approached him in a cafe and beat him till death. The reason behind why they did this still shady no one know for sure why they went after him till this day
This caused a lot of anger across the nation because this wasn’t the only case of police brutality the country has seen the last years.
Demonstrations organized by youth groups mainly through twitter and facebook creating a page “We are all Khaled Said “ to oppose police brutality , called for Mubarak to step down immediately, clearing the way for free elections and democracy.
On January 25, 2011, people gathered in the country’s squares and alleys, streets and boulevards and this happened for 18 days. Darkest 18 days in Egypt’s modern history
25 January 2011 : Protests erupted throughout Egypt, with tens of thousands gathering in Cairo and thousands more in other Egyptian cities. The protests targeted the Mubarak government. while mostly non-violent, there were still some casualties
28 January 2011: The "Friday of Anger" protests began it became more violent, with hundreds of thousands demonstrating in Cairo and other Egyptian cities after Friday prayers
Prison inmates escaped in masses , in what was believed to be an attempt to terrorise protesters. Police were withdrawn from the streets, and the military was deployed.
Rubber bullets, tear gases, sticks , cars everything were used to beat and to hurt civilians. No mercy was shown
Police wore civilians’ clothes arrested many, beat up other, raped women. Anyone passing or even going home not in the protests would be targeted by them. Many died without being actual protestors
The people in many cities successfully burnt down many many police stations across the nation and other political building and corrupt system. Egyptians were getting their asses. Police lost control over Alexandria and Suez. Curfew was announced but no one cared
At this point the people had to protect themselves. Civilians got into streets risking their lives to protect their neighborhoods from the increase rate of murder, theft and police brutality it was the people against themselves.
The following days was a whole mess. True horror, no safety , walking in streets were nearly impossible due to to the high level of danger. People were still protesting. Government still killing. Videos, tweets , posts of the most bloody incidents circulated the internet.
Also at some point government stopped the internet and communication systems from the whole people
2 February 2011 (Camel incident): violence erupted between Mubarak supporters / police and the protesters that the mubarak supporters rode CAMELS and HORSES and got into the crowds.The attack resulted in 3 deaths and 600 injuries.
The camel and horse riders later claimed that they were "good men", and they opposed the protests because they wanted tourists to come back to keep their jobs and feed their animals. Bullshit
Through these days the president showed no intentions of leaving but kept broadcasting message to the nation to stop the protesting and offered other “ peaceful “ measurements as in changing the gov but he will stay in the office so no chaos would happen
An interfaith service was held with Egyptian Christians and Muslims in Tahrir Square. Muslims prayed while Christians stood behind their backs protecting them
The next days a lot of looting rioting happened, violence continued as usual. No one was safe neither from other people, government or the police. Many insane incidents would happen like normal people would use the chance to terrorize others and use their guns for no reason
A lot of things happened that can’t be put in tweets or a thread because there were A LOT of intense things that happened both heartwarming and heart wrenching incidents. These days were packed
February 11 2011, Friday of departure : after all the chaos n blood shed .. people refused Mubarak’s concession then at 6:00 pm the Vice President announced Mubarak's resignation, entrusting the Supreme Council of Egyptian Armed Forces with the leadership of the country.
The January 25 Revolution was a call for change. Although many would say that such a change has yet to materialize in the everyday of ordinary citizens, those 18 days are still a cherished, albeit painful, memory for those who participated, or even for those who followed events
