France Press

Key events in Egypt since the start of a popular uprising a year ago which ousted president Hosni Mubarak:

JANUARY, 2011

- 25: Anti-government protests erupt in the wake of a revolt that toppled the ruler of Tunisia.

FEBRUARY

- 1: Over a million people join the protests across the country, notably in central Cairo’s Tahrir Square.
- 11: After daily mass protests, Mubarak steps down and leaves the capital. He hands power to the army, led by Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi.
- 12: Promising a peaceful transition, the army suspends the constitution and dissolves parliament.
MARCH 19: Voters approve a proposed new constitution.

APRIL

 13: Authorities say Mubarak and his two sons have been detained. The former president reportedly suffered heart problems during questioning.
- 16: A court dissolves Mubarak’s National Democratic Party and orders seizure of its assets.

MAY

- 7: Fifteen die, 200 are injured as Muslims and Christians clash in Cairo.

JUNE

- 6: A political party formed by the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt’s biggest opposition group, is declared legal.
- 29: More than 1,000 are hurt in clashes between protesters and anti-riot police in Cairo’s Tahrir Square.

JULY

- 8: Thousands of people start a three-week sit-in at Tahrir Square to criticize the new military rulers over the slow pace of reform.
- 29: Hundreds of thousands of Islamists pack Tahrir Square in the biggest gathering since Mubarak’s fall. Four killed at El-Arish in Sinai.

AUGUST

- 3: The trial begins of Mubarak, his two sons, his former interior minister and six police commanders.

SEPTEMBER

27: The military announces a parliamentary election for Nov. 28, the start of a process expected to lead to civilian rule.

OCTOBER

- 9: 25 people, mainly Coptic Christians, are killed and more than 300 injured in clashes with security forces in Cairo.

NOVEMBER

- 19: Start of a week of clashes between police and demonstrators opposed to the military regime that will leave 42 dead. As during the revolution that ousted Mubarak, the unrest centers on Tahrir Square. The government resigns.
- 22: In response to the unrest, and after talks with the Muslim Brotherhood, Tantawi goes on television to announce concessions, pledging to bring forward the date of a presidential election to June 2012.
- 28-29: Egypt holds its first post-revolution election in Cairo and the port city Alexandria. Islamists take an early lead in the elections.

DECEMBER

- 16: At least 15 people are killed in five days as protesters and security forces clash, overshadowing the vote count in the latest round of the general election.

JANUARY, 2012

- 11: The U.S. State Department’s number two sits down with Muslim Brotherhood party leaders.
- 21: Islamists win more than two-thirds of the seats in the parliament.
- 23: The military leadership hands legislative powers to the new lower house of parliament
- 24: Egypt’s military ruler says that the decades-old state of emergency will be lifted Wednesday.