Sunday, January 30, 2011

Egyptians flooded his country with cries of democracy

At least 29 people have died in the cities of Cairo and Suez by political protests demanding an end to the regime of President Hosni Mubarak who called for the resignation of his ministers and pledged the total renovation of the office no later than today. The demonstrations that erupted Tuesday and intensified yesterday, were called by opposition groups, first to demand political reforms and in recent days to ask directly to renounce the Egyptian president, in power since 1981.

The president appealed to the Army and declared a curfew in the capital, Alexandria and Suez, on the fourth day of the protest movement more important since Mubarak came to power, who received signals of concern from abroad. In recent years Mubarak management, rumors raged about the succession.

47-year-old Gamal, son of President Mubarak, is considered the heir, which both deny. To this end, the leader of 82 years in 2007 amended the constitution with disabilities to opposition protests. At that time, Parliament approved an amendment prohibiting a religious parties and allows the State to adopt emergency measures in case of terrorism.

The reform includes the restriction of the opposing force with greater popular support, the Muslim Brotherhood, formed initially as a social organization of religion and attendance at the election saying the country would fragment. But the rise of the leader, did when his predecessor was assassinated by Islamic extremists.

Has been reelected four times: 1987, 1993, 1999 and 2005, in the first three was the only candidate nominated by Parliament. In 2005 the Constitution was amended to allow the participation of different political tendencies but not limited presidential terms, keeping the term limits. The reforms were tolerated by the international community, its proximity to the U.S.

Government, the Government gave the image of Cairo ally of the West. However, the relationship was tested by the U.S. government itself with the decision to push his Egyptian ally, claiming immediate reforms, and warning that it would review its aid to Cairo. Mubarak has been for over three decades of U.S.

partner firm in the fight against terrorism and peace negotiations in the region. Last year, the U.S. Army grants received per thousand 300 million dollars. U.S. President Barack Obama urged his Egyptian couple to take "concrete steps." Even Washington has expressed its desire to spread democracy through the Middle East, referring to the start of the riots that have their origin in the claims in Tunisia, which led to the ouster of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.

Complaints about corruption and poverty are shared by other countries in the region have sparked demonstrations in Algeria and Yemen. Cradle of Culture One of the oldest civilizations and commented on world history, is also described as a pillar of wealth at the beginning of the birth of Africa.

Vast natural resources around the River Nile, gave estate to the city that would house what is now known as Egypt, with bases in its successful growth thanks to an isolated region of enemies and conquerors. The center of the settlement surrounded by desert and sea, allowed the colonization of the first settlers to structure the system of society that would floor the country into a unified empire around the year 3200 before Christ (BC) , with the pharaoh Menes.

The last dynasty was overthrown by the Persians in 341 a. C. After the death of Mohammed in 642, Arab invasion occurs assuming the Government and enter Islam and their language, during the seventh century, a regime that would last six centuries. A local military caste, called Mamluks took control of government around 1250, but were unable to prevent the occupation by the Ottoman Turks in 1517.

In 1798 Napoleon occupied the country. Since its inception, and thanks to pharaohs and monumental buildings egipciacomo civilization remind one of the most important of mankind but since independence, after overthrowing the monarchy in 1952 - has been governed by three soldiers: Gamal Abdel Nasser, Anwar Mohammed Sadat and Hosni Mubarak, authoritarian regimes with little public participation.

With more than 83 million inhabitants, is the most populous country in the Arab world in recent years faced a vast program of economic liberalization that allowed him to resist the global financial crisis, which, however, in no way altered the inequalities: more 40% of the population lives on less than two dollars per day per person.1 Hosni Mubarak, 82, came to power when Islamists shot and killed President Anwar Sadat at a military parade in 1981.

The burly former commander of the Air Force has proven to be a leader far more durable than anyone had imagined in this momento.2 has promoted peace abroad and recently supported the economic reforms in her country led by the cabinet of Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif. But he has always maintained strict control over opposition polĂ­tica.3 Mubarak has resisted any significant political change even under U.S.

pressure, which has invested billions of dollars in military aid and other types since Egypt became the first Arab country to make peace with Israel by signing a treaty in 2005 1979.4 Mubarak won the first multi-candidate presidential elections, although the outcome was never in doubt. Human rights groups and observers said the election was marred by irregularidades.5 He has not said whether he will run for a sixth term of six years in 2011.

Authorities said it probably will if you can, but questions about his health after surgery in Germany in March, make it a constant subject of debate. No-shows, Egyptians believe I could try to hand power to his son Gamal, 47. 6 Gamal Mubarak, unlike his father and other presidents of Egypt, has no military support, which analysts said could make it harder to establish his authority as president for him to run for office.

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