30 years running President Hosni Mubarak has been discovered to have stolen over $40 billion of the Egyptian citizen’s tax dollars, as of February 2011.
Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in Tahrir Square in the heart of the capital late on February 10th, expecting to hear Hosni Mubarak step down. Instead he delegated presidential power to vice president Omar Suleiman, the vice president.The military has grown in size, and has deployed large numbers of troops and tanks around Tahrir Square. The armed forces control the massive crowds of protesters with tear gas, beatings, and public slaughter.
In the middle of Tahrir Square, thousands of citizens gathered to cheer on two individuals as they tore down a massive portrait of Hosni Mubarak
This same large portrait was used in other parts of Egypt in the same protest, like Alexandria
As part of this protest, as well as several of the others, the Egyptians chant “down, down, down.” à estimated to be regarding Mubarak
This group of people also threw a huge festival celebration this week, when Mubarak stepped down; complete with fireworks, costume, and dancing
These demonstrations have been aired and broadcasted live to many neighbouring countries, and has caused uprisings all over the Arab world.
In a prior demonstration, the people stood up to the opposing army and said “The choice is now, the regime or the people.” à in this protest, the army is not present
"Me, myself, I'm ready to die. We must end this horrible situation we are living in. This injustice must be ended, even if he kills all of us." Ahmed Ramdan (protester) à this comment, broadcasted on live news feed, proves that the Egyptians will not rest until they have accomplished beneficial change for themselves.
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