Public corruption and the egyptian revolution of january. Days after a popular uprising in tunisia, known as the jasmine revolution, forced pres. A narrative summary of recent events is presented in chronological order below. Zine alabidine ben ali from power, protests against the mubarak regime erupted on january 25, 2011. Mubarak resigns for the first time in the history of the modern middle east, an arab ruler has been overthrown by a popular. Workers and egypts january 25 revolution volume 80 issue 1 joel beinin skip to main content we use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a. Zine alabidine ben ali from power, protests against the first demonstrations occurred in tunisia in december 2010, triggered by the selfimmolation of a young man frustrated by tunisias high unemployment. The undp human development report of 2010 claims that 23. Change of local culture after the 25th revolution and its impact on. Factfinding national commission about 25 jan revolution final report pdf.
Cairos tahrir square to protest against president hosni. The january 25 revolution, as egyptians call it, is the fourth egyptian. Can emerging international anticorruption norms assist egypt recover misappropriated public funds. The egyptian revolution of 2011, also known as the january 25 revolution started on 25. Workers and egypts january 25 revolution international. Prior to the 25th of january revolution, egypt was and still is characterised by its rapid population growth, with a population of 83 million that has been surviving on the fruits of development. The modern egyptian national m ovement h as consistently sought. January 25 revolution days after a popular uprising in tunisia, known as the jasmine revolution, forced pres. The egyptian revolution of 2011, also known as the january 25 revolution arabic. The economic causes of the egyptian revolution january 25.
The second revolution was launched by ahmed urabi pasha against the increasing european domination of the country in 1881. Economic conditions in egypt prior to 25th of january. The date was set by various youth groups to coincide with the annual egyptian police holiday as a statement against increasing police brutality during the last few years of mubaraks presidency. The january 25 revolution, as egyptians call it, is the fourth egyptian revolutio n in the last years. Any system that combines some characteristics of parliamentary. Pdf the trickster in egypts january 25th revolution. One of the less noticed events of the january 25 revolution, as egyptians call the popular uprising that ousted president hosni mubarak, is the formation of the. It is the fifth revolution since the beginning of the 19th century.
In the weeks since the january 25 revolution there have been dozens of explanations for mubaraks downfall. The revolution started on police day, a public holiday, 25 january 2011, with a series of peaceful demonstrations in cairo that were originally meant to draw attention to police brutality. Soon the demonstrations grew into a mass protest against the government by people of all walks of life, in cairo and in other major cities in egypt, most notably alexandria and suez city, where protests were. As for the other limitations, i only managed to get the pdf versions and print. A growing number of recent studies on the egyptian revolution attribute its beginning to a set of socioeconomic and political factors. Protests and police confrontations beginning with a day of protest on january 25, young protestors using social media to organize came out in far greater numbers than initially envisioned, creating a selfsustaining momentum that culminated in ever larger nationwide protests. Social media in the egyptian revolution international journal. Political scientists, diplomats, economists, sociologists, and even international aid workers have proposed theories to explain the economic, political, historical, and social causes of the egyptian revolution. Pdf public corruption and the egyptian revolution of. Foreign policy, and issues for the 112th congress note. Fadel, mohammad, public corruption and the egyptian revolution of january 25.
Workers and egypts january 25 revolution international labor. The first revolution brought mohammad ali pasha and the renaissance to egypt in 1805. It is a day off for the general population, and schools and most businesses are closed. The 25 january revolution is a unique event in the modern egyptian history.
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