Tahir square july 2011
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Tahrir Square also known as "Martyr Square", is a major public town square in Cairo, Egypt. The square has been the location and focus for political demonstrations that saw the resignation of President Mubarak in 2011 and the ousting of President Morsi in 2013. Over 50,000 protesters first occupied the square on 25 January, during which the area's wireless services were reported to be impaired. See below... |
The number of protests increased during the following 18-day and provided the Egyptian Armed Forced the opportunity to remove Mubarak from power on the 11 of February 2011.
A Facebook page entitled "The Second Egyptian Revolution of Rage" read: "Seeing that the situation, under the leadership of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, is only going from bad to worse, and since the council has proven from day one that public pressure is the most effective policy for achieving the demands of the legitimate revolution, we have decided to take to the streets and squares [once again] and demonstrate throughout Egypt until our demands are met ...".
On 1 July, tens of thousands of protesters gathered for what they termed the "Friday of Retribution"to voice frustrations with the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces for what they perceived to be the slow pace of change five months after Mubarak's ousting.
On 8 July, hundreds of thousands of protesters gathered for what they called the "Friday of Determination". They demanded immediate reforms and quick prosecutions of former officials swifter from the interim government.
BBC news of this day:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-14075493
Other news of that day:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/15899/Egypt/Politics-/Hundreds-of-thousands-revitalise-Egypts-revolution.aspx
A Facebook page entitled "The Second Egyptian Revolution of Rage" read: "Seeing that the situation, under the leadership of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, is only going from bad to worse, and since the council has proven from day one that public pressure is the most effective policy for achieving the demands of the legitimate revolution, we have decided to take to the streets and squares [once again] and demonstrate throughout Egypt until our demands are met ...".
On 1 July, tens of thousands of protesters gathered for what they termed the "Friday of Retribution"to voice frustrations with the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces for what they perceived to be the slow pace of change five months after Mubarak's ousting.
On 8 July, hundreds of thousands of protesters gathered for what they called the "Friday of Determination". They demanded immediate reforms and quick prosecutions of former officials swifter from the interim government.
BBC news of this day:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-14075493
Other news of that day:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/15899/Egypt/Politics-/Hundreds-of-thousands-revitalise-Egypts-revolution.aspx