Egyptian Revolution Essay

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A revolution by definition is “a forcible, irregular, popularly supported change in the governing regime” (Van Inwegen 2011, p. 4). The Egyptian Revolution lasted a little over two weeks however, the revolution left thousands jailed and injured. The Egyptian Revolution was part of the Arab Spring, a period of time in which multiple Islamic countries across North Africa and the Middle East rose up against the tyrannical rule of dictators and martial law. The Egyptian Revolution’s main goal was to get the military dictator Hosni Mubarak who had been in power for over thirty years. The Egyptian Revolution was fueled by the use of social media by the younger generations, which used the said media outlets to plan rallies and get their stories to the masses. The young people of Egypt were not the only people who wanted to see the Mubarak regime to fall the laboring class also joined in on the protest which started the revolution (El-Bendary 2013). The Egyptian Revolution was successful since Mubarak was taken out of office but at the cost of thousands of lives. I want to look at both the violent and non-violent aspects of the revolution and how they allowed for the political change to …show more content…

The Egyptian revolution was the result of the mass unrest of the younger population. The Revolution started with the younger populations gathering in the streets of the major cities through out the country (El-Bendary 2013). The protestors in the major cities were brought together by blogs on social media or tweets from their friends calling them to come join in the protest. The people who took part in the revolution were influenced by the martyrs of the Tunisian revolution and sought to carry out a successful regime change (El-Bendary 2013, p. 7-8). The protestors in Cairo used Tahrir Square as their gathering place as a sign of unity and for the fact Tahrir means liberation (El-Bendary 2013, p.

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