July 1, 2013- July 4, 2013 - Morsi's Removal
After all the protests that were going on, the military gave Morsi 48 hours to solve the political problem in Egypt. The military told Morsi that if he doesn't take action in the next 48 hours then they will have to get involved to solve the issue. Morsi does not do anything in the next 48 hours claiming, “I will not allow anyone to dispute my legitimacy. This is unacceptable. Unacceptable! Unacceptable!”. On July 3, when the 48 hours were up, the elite Republican Guard who are the people that are assigned to protect the president, put Morsi under house arrest and didn't allow him to communicate with others or even leave the room. According to the media, the military who were lead my el-Sisi, suspended the constitution and shuts down at least three Islamist television stations and issues arrest warrants for 300 Muslim Brotherhood officials. Pro-Morsi supporters claims that the military actions was a military coup. On July 4, el-Sisi chose Supreme Court Chief Justice Adly Mansour to step in as Egypt's interim president and also a few weeks later, el-Sisi chose a new cabinet that include no Islamists.
July 26, 2013 - Egyptians Rally for El-Sisi
Massive rallies is Cairo, Alexandria supporting military government, and supporters/opposers of Muhammad Morsi. Of course with all these groups in one place there were many violent clashes among the people. Medical sources say five people were killed in these violent rallies and many more were injured. Though not many lives were taken there is a reported over 200 lives taken since this new regime took power. There are reports from the muslim Brotherhood saying that during these rallies police were ordered to shoot and kill. Afterword it was said El - Sisi blamed death and injuries on pro - islamist/ Morsi protesters.
August 14, 2013 - Military Breaks Up Pro-Morsi Protest
Protesters for the deposed president, Mohamed Morsi, flooded onto the streets in protest. Their ex-president was ousted by the military after mass street protests erupted. After six weeks, the military raided the sit-ins, killing about 2,600 people. The raids were described by Human Rights Watch as "one of the world’s largest killings of demonstrators in a single day in recent history." Many people fought back after the massacres in severals cities, causing the government to declared a month-long state of emergency. Curfews were issued in certain cities in response to the retaliation.
March 27, 2014 - Sisi Quits and Runs for President
After 44 years in the military, el-Sisi announces that he will be stepping down from the military to defend Egypt. He believes that it is his duty to defend his country and that he was making a commitment to the people's will. In the video he was announcing on, he also talked about Egypt's economic, political, and social issues. He said all of these problems, including the many people unemployed and diseases going around, were unacceptable. He said that the Egyptians needed a better life but he can't solve all of the problems but he'll do the best that he can. He spoke of the hard work and detication that he will put in to achieve stability, safety and hope for Egypt.
May 30, 2014 - El-Sisi Wins Presidential Elections
On this day in the revolution, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi won the next presidential election. Abdel Fattah El-Sisi won this election with a 96% vote which makes many people question the legitimacy of his presidency and election. It also brings up points like there were no other strong candidates to run against him. The other head candidate was Hamdeen Sabahi. I'm not sure what the people were thinking putting the military back in power, they are basically putting a new strongman/ dictator in power. Another reason El-Sisi probably won is because he ran as independant, and Sabahi ran as Egyptian Popular Current, a less popular party.