On January 25, 2011, protesters in Egypt began a series of demonstrations, marches and the occupation of public spaces to protest the government of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Seventeen days later, Mubarak resigned and power was turned over to the military.
Five-Year Anniversary of the Egyptian Revolution
![Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters camp out next to Army tanks and armored vehicles near Tahrir square in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011.](https://gdb.voanews.com/93D3FB8B-DAA8-4A62-A19D-F7F2C02FA17A_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters camp out next to Army tanks and armored vehicles near Tahrir square in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011.
![Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak begins to make a televised statement in this image taken from TV, Feb. 10, 2011.](https://gdb.voanews.com/37CD42CD-570E-4436-9BDD-EF5B537D57CC_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak begins to make a televised statement in this image taken from TV, Feb. 10, 2011.
![In this photo taken from Egyptian television, Egypt's vice president Omar Suleiman announces that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has stepped down from office, Feb. 11, 2011.](https://gdb.voanews.com/DC4DAD07-6186-4754-AED2-DBAE20B83D6D_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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In this photo taken from Egyptian television, Egypt's vice president Omar Suleiman announces that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has stepped down from office, Feb. 11, 2011.
![Anti-government protesters and Egyptian Army soldiers on their vehicles make traditional Muslim Friday prayers in Tahrir Square, Feb. 11, 2011.](https://gdb.voanews.com/415E59A6-24BC-4CFA-9F7D-DC355651D283_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Anti-government protesters and Egyptian Army soldiers on their vehicles make traditional Muslim Friday prayers in Tahrir Square, Feb. 11, 2011.