Egypt elections: timeline of the Revolution

– 11: After daily protests, president Hosni Mubarak steps down and leaves the
capital. He hands power to the army, led by Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi.
Around 850 people were killed in the unrest.

– 12: Promising a peaceful transition to democracy, the army suspends the
constitution and dissolves parliament.

March

– 19: Voters approve a proposed new constitution, with 77.2 percent voting
“yes.”

April

– 13: Authorities say Mubarak has been detained and is being held in a
hospital in the eastern resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh.

– 16: A court dissolves Mubarak’s National Democratic Party.

May

– 7: Fifteen die and 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 hurt in clashes between protesters and riot police in
Cairo’s Tahrir Square.

July

– 8: Thousands of people start a sit-in at Tahrir Square to criticise the
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.

August

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

October

– 9: 25 people, mainly Coptic Christians, are killed 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.

– 28-29: Egypt holds its first post-revolution parliamentary election.
Islamist parties come out ahead.

January 2012

– 11: The US State Department’s number two sits down with Muslim Brotherhood
party leaders.

February

– 1: Riots kill 74 people after a football match in Port Said.

– 22: The verdict in Mubarak’s trial is set for June 2. The prosecution has
called for the death penalty.

– 29: The presidential vote is set for May 23 and 24, with a run-off planned
for June 16-17.

April

– 10: An Egyptian court suspends the Islamist-dominated commission tasked with
drafting a new constitution amid a boycott by liberals, moderate Muslims and
the Coptic church.

– 17: The electoral commission confirms 10 candidates have been barred from
running for president, ruling out a challenge by two Islamists and Mubarak’s
ex-spy chief.

May

– 2: At least 20 are killed when thugs attack an anti-military protest near
the defence ministry in Cairo. The dead include supporters of Salafist
politician Hazem Abu Ismail.

Several presidential candidates announce they have temporarily suspended their
election campaigns over the killings, later resuming political activity.

– 20: Campaigning officially ends at midnight with all hopefuls observing a
legally mandated 48-hour period of “electoral silence” before the polls open
on May 23.

– 25: Anti-government protests erupt after a revolt topples the ruler of
Tunisia.

February

– 11: After daily protests, president Hosni Mubarak steps down and leaves the
capital. He hands power to the army, led by Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi.
Around 850 people were killed in the unrest.

– 12: Promising a peaceful transition to democracy, the army suspends the
constitution and dissolves parliament.

March

– 19: Voters approve a proposed new constitution, with 77.2 percent voting
“yes.”

April

– 13: Authorities say Mubarak has been detained and is being held in a
hospital in the eastern resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh.

– 16: A court dissolves Mubarak’s National Democratic Party.

May

– 7: Fifteen die and 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 hurt in clashes between protesters and riot police in
Cairo’s Tahrir Square.

July

– 8: Thousands of people start a sit-in at Tahrir Square to criticise the
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.

August

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

October

– 9: 25 people, mainly Coptic Christians, are killed 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.

– 28-29: Egypt holds its first post-revolution parliamentary election.
Islamist parties come out ahead.

January 2012

– 11: The US State Department’s number two sits down with Muslim Brotherhood
party leaders.

February

– 1: Riots kill 74 people after a football match in Port Said.

– 22: The verdict in Mubarak’s trial is set for June 2. The prosecution has
called for the death penalty.

– 29: The presidential vote is set for May 23 and 24, with a run-off planned
for June 16-17.

April

– 10: An Egyptian court suspends the Islamist-dominated commission tasked with
drafting a new constitution amid a boycott by liberals, moderate Muslims and
the Coptic church.

– 17: The electoral commission confirms 10 candidates have been barred from
running for president, ruling out a challenge by two Islamists and Mubarak’s
ex-spy chief.

May

– 2: At least 20 are killed when thugs attack an anti-military protest near
the defence ministry in Cairo. The dead include supporters of Salafist
politician Hazem Abu Ismail. Several presidential candidates announce they
have temporarily suspended their election campaigns over the killings, later
resuming political activity.

– 20: Campaigning officially ends at midnight with all hopefuls observing a
legally mandated 48-hour period of “electoral silence” before the polls open
on May 23.

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