It has been just over two years since Hosni Mubarak became the first ever Egyptian president to resign his post, handing over power to the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) in what was heralded as a historic moment for Egypt. Concerned about the increasingly chaotic situation within the country, fuelled by a persistent, resilient and committed protest movement, SCAF believed it had essentially answered the popular call for revolution, which began when protestors took to the streets on 25 January 2011.
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H.A. Hellyer, “Egypt's Two Years On: The Revolution Continues,” RUSI, 8 March 2013, https://www.hahellyer.com/writing/egypts-two-years-on-the-revolution-continues/.
Hellyer, H.A. (2013, March 8). Egypt's Two Years On: The Revolution Continues. RUSI. https://www.hahellyer.com/writing/egypts-two-years-on-the-revolution-continues/
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