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Memorable images from the Egyptian revolution Photographers captured many moments of tragedy , bravery and celebration during the 2011 Egyptian revolution that led to the ouster of longtime president Hosni Mubarak.
Feb. 11, 2011
Egyptians celebrate after President Hosni Mubarak resigned and handed power to the military, at Tahrir Square. Egypt exploded with joy, tears and relief after pro-democracy protesters brought down Mubarak with a momentous march on his palaces and state TV. Mubarak, who until the end seemed unable to grasp the depth of resentment over his three decades of authoritarian rule, finally resigned and handed power to the military.
Khalil Hamra
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AP
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Jan. 29, 2011
Egyptians carry an injured protester during clashes with anti-riot police in Cairo. Hundreds of anti-government protesters returned to Cairo's central Tahrir Square, chanting slogans against Hosni Mubarak just hours after the Egyptian president fired his cabinet but refused to step down.
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Nov. 22, 2011
A protester overwhelmed by tear gas, center, is aided by two men on a motorcycle during clashes with Egyptian riot police near Tahrir Square. Egypt's ruling military moved up the date for transferring power to a civilian government to July.
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Nov. 26, 2011
Derrik Sweeney, center, gets hugs from his father, Kevin Sweeney, left, and sister Ashley, right, after Derrik arrived at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport. Sweeney and two other American students were arrested on the roof of a university building near Tahrir Square in Cairo, accused of throwing firebombs at security forces fighting with protesters. On Thursday, a court ordered the three to be released.
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Feb. 7, 2011
People carry a symbolic coffin of Egyptian journalist Ahmed Mohammed Mahmoud, in symbolic funeral ceremony in Tahrir Square in Cairo. The reporter who was shot during clashes died of his wounds in the first reported death of a journalist in the chaos surrounding Egypt's anti-government protests. Mahmoud worked for Al-Taawun, a newspaper put out by the Al-Ahram publishing house and lived near central Tahrir Square, the focal point of protest rallies as well as clashes this week between large crowds of supporters and opponents of President Hosni Mubarak.
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AP
Feb. 2, 2011
Pro-government demonstrators, below, and anti-government demonstrators, above, clash in Tahrir Square.
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Jan. 28, 2011
Riot police force protesters back across the Kasr Al Nile Bridge as they attempt to get into Tahrir Square. Thousands of police officers were on the streets of the capital in an attempt to quell anti-government demonstrations.
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Jan. 30, 2011
Anti-government protesters cheer on a burned out vehicle in Tahrir Square.
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Feb. 3, 2011
Pro-government demonstrators, bottom, clash with anti-government demonstrators, top right, as a palm tree burns from a firebomb, in Tahrir Square. Thousands of supporters and opponents of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak battled in Cairo's main square all day, raining stones, bottles and firebombs on each other in scenes of uncontrolled violence as soldiers stood by without intervening. Government backers galloped in on horses and camels, only to be dragged to the ground and beaten bloody.
Lefteris Pitarakis
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Jan. 30, 2011
Antiwar protesters settle in around a campfire for a long night in Tahrir Square.
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Feb. 1, 2011
An old woman is hoisted on the shoulders of young men and paraded around Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo. Protesters hoped to draw more than a million people to pressure President Hosni Mubarak to step down.
Linda Davidson
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The Washington Post
Feb. 2, 2011
A supporter of embattled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak rides a camel through the melee during a clash between pro-Mubarak and anti-government protesters in Tahrir Square. Mubarak announced he would not run for another term in office, but would stay in power until elections. Thousands of supporters of Egypt's longtime president and opponents of the regime clashed in Tahrir Square, throwing rocks and fighting with improvised weapons.
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Feb. 3, 2011
Egyptian anti government protesters throw stones during clashes in downtown Cairo.
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AP
Feb. 3, 2011
A molotov cocktail hits demonstrators on the October 6th Bridge near Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo. Anti-Mubarak and pro-Mubarak protesters clashed overnight resulting in the deaths of at least four people. The fighting continued as President Hosni Mubarak refused to step down.
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The Washington Post
Feb. 3, 2011
Army APC's spray tear gas to disperse demonstrators on the October 6th Bridge near Tahrir Square.
Linda Davidson
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The Washington Post
Feb. 3, 2011
Mubarak supporters beat up then return a suspected traitor to the Army on a bridge near Tahrir Square.
Linda Davidson
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The Washington Post
Feb. 4, 2011
An Egyptian soldier sleeps inside an armored personnel carrier in Tahrir Square, in Cairo. The Egyptian military guarded thousands of protesters pouring into Cairo's main square in an attempt to drive out President Hosni Mubarak after a week and half of pro-democracy demonstrations.
Tara Todras-Whitehill
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AP
Feb. 6, 2011
Anti-Mubarak protesters are seen inside a plastic tent at Tahrir Square in Cairo. Egypt's largest opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood, said it would begin talks Sunday with the government to try to end the country's political crisis but made clear it would insist on the immediate ouster of longtime authoritarian President Hosni Mubarak.
Emilio Morenatti
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AP
Feb. 5, 2011
Egyptian soldiers and tanks take position in front of anti-government demonstrators, to prevent clashes between Mubarak supporters, unseen, and anti-government protesters who shelter behind makeshift barricades in Tahrir Square. Rallies in Cairo and behind-the-scenes diplomacy from President Obama piled more pressure on Hosni Mubarak to make a swift exit and allow a temporary government to embark on a path toward democracy.
Lefteris Pitarakis
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AP
Feb. 6, 2011
An Egyptian anti-Mubarak protester sleeps on the wheels of a tank at Tahrir Square. Egypt's vice president met a broad representation of major opposition groups for the first time Sunday and agreed to allow freedom of the press and to release those detained since anti-government protests began, though Al-Jazeera's English-language news network said one of its correspondents had been detained the same day by the Egyptian military.
Emilio Morenatti
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AP
Feb. 6, 2011
An injured anti-government protester sits near Tahrir Square, the center of anti-government demonstrations, in Cairo. A sense of normalcy began to return to the capital of 18 million people, which had been largely closed since chaos erupted shortly after protests began on Jan. 25.
Tara Todras-Whitehill
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AP
Feb. 6, 2011
Food is offered to a wounded anti-government protester who spent the night manning makeshift barriers protecting the anti-government movement in Tahrir Square. An uneasy stand-off remained between anti- and pro-government factions in Egypt's central square as the protests continue unabated.
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Feb. 8, 2011
Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters take part in a demonstration at Tahrir square in Cairo. Protesters settled in for a long standoff, turning Tahrir Square into a makeshift village with tens of thousands coming every day, with some sleeping in tents made of blankets and plastic sheeting.
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AP
Feb. 8, 2011
Anti-Mubarak protesters continue to rally at Tahrir Square. Crowds inside the square grew as many turned out after getting off work.
Linda Davidson
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The Washington Post
Feb. 11, 2011
Anti-government protesters, and Egyptian soldiers on top of their vehicles, make traditional Muslim Friday prayers.
Ben Curtis
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AP
Feb. 9, 2011
Anti-government protesters stamp on a poster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak as they pose for a photo, outside the Egyptian Parliament in Cairo. Around 2,000 protesters waved huge flags outside the parliament, several blocks from Tahrir Square, where they moved a day earlier in the movement's first expansion out of the square. They chanted slogans demanding the dissolving of the legislature, where almost all the seats are held by the ruling party.
Tara Todras-Whitehill
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AP
Feb. 10, 2011
An anti-government protester reacts before Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was to make a statement in Cairo. Mubarak made a statement in which he refused to step down, defying expectations that he was preparing to resign.
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Feb. 11, 2011
Anti-Mubarak protesters light fireworks on October 6th Bridge to celebrate after Hosni Mubarak announced his resignation as president.
Linda Davidson
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The Washington Post
Feb. 11, 2011
Egyptian revelers celebrate on Tahrir Square over president Hosni Mubarak stepping down.
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Getty Images
Feb. 11, 2011
Thousands of Anti-Mubarak protesters in Tahrir Square celebrate in the streets after president Hosni Mubarak announced his resignation in Cairo.
Linda Davidson
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The Washington Post
Feb. 11, 2011
A woman cries in Tahrir Square after it is announced that Hosni Mubarak was giving up power.
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March 4, 2011
Egypt's prime minister designate, Essam Sharaf, is greeted by supporters after giving a speech at Tahrir Square. Sharaf vowed before thousands of mostly young demonstrators at the central Cairo square to do everything he could to meet their demands and pleaded for them to turn their attention to "rebuilding" the country. Sharaf was picked by Egypt's ruling military March 3,to replace Ahmed Shafiq as prime minister.
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AP
Feb. 13, 2011
An Egyptian protester holds a cigarette as he takes blankets for people to sit on near soldiers while the army tries to lead them away from Tahrir Square, in Cairo. Egypt's military was taking down the makeshift tents of protesters who camped out on Tahrir Square in an effort to allow traffic and normal life to return to central Cairo.
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April 9, 2011
Protesters sleep on cardboard following an attack by security forces in Tahrir Square, in Cairo. Demonstrators burned cars and barricaded themselves with barbed wire inside a central Cairo square demanding the resignation of the military's head after troops violently dispersed an overnight protest killing one and injuring scores.
Khalil Hamra
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AP
Nov. 19, 2011
Egyptian riot police beat protesters and dismantled a small tent city set up to commemorate revolutionary martyrs in Tahrir Square. The clashes occurred after activists camped in the central square overnight following a massive Friday rally. The military tolerates daytime demonstrations in the central square, a symbol of the country's Jan. 25-Feb. 11 uprising, but claims that long-term occupation paralyzes the city.
Khalil Hamra
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AP
Nov. 22, 2011
An Egyptian riot police officer fires tear gas during clashes with protesters near Tahrir square in Cairo. Egypt's civilian Cabinet offered to resign after three days of violent clashes in many cities between demonstrators and security forces, but the action failed to satisfy protesters deeply frustrated with the new military rulers.
Khalil Hamra
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AP
Nov. 24, 2011
A boy looks at Egyptian soldiers standing guard atop a concrete block barricade on the street between Tahrir Square and the interior ministry in Cairo. Police and protesters demanding that Egypt's ruling military council step down are observed a truce after five days of deadly street battles in which dozens died.
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