Mubarak and his sons Gamal, left, and Alaa are seen behind the defendants' cage during their retrial at the Police Academy in Cairo. Mubarak was granted a retrial. Birth date: May 4, Death date: February 25, Birth place: Kafr-el Meselha, Minufiya, Egypt.
Read More. Birth name: Mohammed Hosni Mubarak. Marriage: Suzanne Thabet Mubarak. Children: Gamal and Alaa. October 6, - During a military parade, Sadat is assassinated by a group of Islamic fundamentalists.
Mubarak, standing next to Sadat, suffers an injury to his left hand. October 14, - Mubarak is sworn in as president of Egypt. He is later reelected four times, serving as president for almost 30 years before stepping down in June 26, - Survives an assassination attempt by an al Qaeda affiliated group. September 6, - Survives an assassination attempt in Port Said, Egypt. Bush in Washington to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Mubarak's peace plan. They discuss Iraq, Iran and the prospects for Middle East peace.
May 28, - Hosts a summit with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, in an effort to coordinate security measures along the border between Israel and Egypt. January - Inspired by street protests in Tunisia, activists in Cairo gather in Tahrir Square to demonstrate against corruption and inequality.
The protesters call on Mubarak to resign. February 11, - Steps down as president. May 24, - Mubarak is charged with ordering the deaths of protesters. According to Amnesty International, more than people were killed as the government cracked down on protesters.
Mubarak also faces corruption charges. August 3, - Mubarak's trial begins. June 2, - Mubarak is found guilty of complicity in the deaths of protestors. His early years in office seemed to roll back much of the political repression and corruption of the Sadat regime. He released many of the political opposition leaders, activists, and others who had been arrested under Sadat, and appeared to support a transition to democratic rule. Though the public was largely against Islamist groups who used terrorist violence against tourists and public figures, the regime was criticized for its seemingly indiscriminate use of force against any and all political opposition.
A common refrain from Mubarak over the past decades has been that he stands in the way of an Islamist political onslaught—particularly towards pro-democracy allies in the West—and using this justification to silence all forms of political dissent. On January 25, , protestors across Egypt demanded that Mubarak step down from the presidency.
Many Egyptians also blamed Mubarak for deteriorating economic conditions in the country while the president, his family, members of the NDP, and their clients enriched themselves.
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