Rise of Democracy: Egypt
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Middle Aged (35-54)Accents
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living in the shadows of a police state. The Egyptian people have done the impossible and broken the wall of fear, freeing themselves from the chains of oppression and tyranny and from the police force that was the regime's armor in enforcer with nothing left to lose. After years of repression, people began to rise up against corruption and demand their rights that obliterated under the emergency, loathe skyrocketing prices and encouragement from success of the Jasmine Revolution. Tunisia inspired the Egyptian people giving hope for an Egyptian revolution gathering on social media websites. When the government realized what was happening, they attempted to shut down all access to the outside world. They were too late. This, in fact, forced the people into the streets on their numbers quickly grew beyond all imagination. Rumblings began years before the revolution. There was a growing popular rejection of the continuation of Mubarak's regime and of bequeathing power to his son Gamal. This is a starting point, which began in the summer of 2000 and four and was the first organization to voice the people's rejection of the regime. The pressure of the movement on the regime forced the president to declare an initiative to amend the constitution, and that's when the first change took place. The selection of the president was amended to presidential election instead of the four practiced public poll for president already in power Theo, a time of the 2000 and five parliamentary elections, the police force was on the cusp of a new confrontation with the citizens. It was a regimes tool of punishment to keep political opponents contained. And in spite of the fact that the opposition seized 1/3 of the seats of Parliament, that was still not enough to change the political scene or to enact new legislation that would make a real difference. In the same year, the presidential election results were in favor of Mubarak a foregone conclusion.