Egyptian Crisis (2011–2014): Difference between revisions

Following the real breakaway of Egypt from British colonialism in 1952 (a success for MB), the organization had to focus on a new political goal. That goal was the establishment of an Egyptian government ruled by Sharia law (Ghattas 1). In the wake of the Egyptian Revolution of 2011, the Muslim Brotherhood had been vocal about its support of the overthrow of then longtime president Hosni Mubarak, in favor of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, which was eventually replaced by Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (Supreme Commander of the Egyptian Armed Forces). Considering the information that has been gathered about the Muslim Brotherhood's origins and its long-term goals in Egypt and in the region (Middle East and North African region), the idea that the Egyptian revolution was not a spontaneous civil demonstration but a well-planned and orchestrated move to change Egypt's political structure, in line of course of the Muslim Brotherhood's long-term plan to install a Sunni Islamist government in Egypt.

 

{{Main|Timeline of the Egyptian Crisis under the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces}}

After [[Hosni Mubarak]]'s resignation on the night of 11 February 2011, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) under Field Marshal [[Mohamed Hussein Tantawi]] assumed control of the country. This period was marked by major protests calling for the end of military rule and multiple tragedies, the worst being the [[Port Said Stadium riot|Port Said stadium disaster]]. Despite the turbulence of the transitional period in [[Egypt]], polls have shown that the SCAF has enjoyed wide legitimacy from the Egyptian people and general confidence in their ability to provide free elections. A poll in October 2011 showed that 91.7% of Egyptians have confidence in the SCAF to provide the conditions for free elections. The SCAF at that time had a general approval rating of 40.6%.<ref>{{cite web|last=Raman |first=Suby |title=Poll- Do the Egyptians really want to overthrow the military government? |url=http://subyraman.com/poll-do-egyptians-really-want-to-overthrow-the-military-government/ |work=Tabeer |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601064948/http://subyraman.com/poll-do-egyptians-really-want-to-overthrow-the-military-government/ |archive-date=1 June 2013 }}</ref> The parliamentary elections were held in the end of 2011 and was accepted widely as one of the very rare free and fair elections in modern Egyptian history. The [[Muslim Brotherhood]]'s [[Freedom and Justice Party (Egypt)|Freedom and Justice Party]] (FJP) took 44% of the seats and the "salafist" Al-Noor Party took 25% of the seats, thus providing an "islamist" domination of more than 69% of the parliament.

On 3 July, the [[Egyptian Armed Forces]], headed by [[Abdul Fatah al-Sisi]], acted on its 48-hour ultimatum by [[2013 Egyptian coup d'état|carrying out a coup d'état]] ousting President [[Mohamed Morsi]],<ref name=aj0307>{{cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2013/07/20137319828176718.html|title=President Morsi overthrown in Egypt|access-date=25 June 2015}}</ref> suspending the constitution, appointing the head of the constitutional court as interim national leader, and calling for early elections.<ref name=aj0307/>

 

{{main|Post-coup unrest in Egypt (2013–2014)}}

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