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4 unusual facts about Egyptian Revolution of 2011


Coalition of the Youth of the Revolution

The Coalition of the Youth of the Revolution was a coalition of organisations of young people involved in the Egyptian Revolution of 2011.

Egypt national basketball team

Note: In the aftermath of the Egyptian Revolution of 2011, several of Egypt's elite players did not compete at the 2011 FIBA Africa Championship.

Galal Amer

After the start of the Egyptian Revolution of 2011, Galal Amer was one of the people that opposed Hosni Mubarak and Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, and participated in the demonstration protests that demanded the end of military rule.

Twitter Revolution

Egyptian Revolution of 2011, in which the regime of Hosni Mubarak was ended after 30 years


Al-Wasat Party

The court's ruling was handed down in the wake of the Egyptian Revolution of 2011, and made al-Wasat the first new party to gain official status after the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak.

Insurgency

There have been many cases of non-violent rebellions, using civil resistance, as in the People Power Revolution in the Philippines in the 1980s that ousted President Marcos and the Egyptian Revolution of 2011.

MAQAM

On January 28, 2011, MAQAM turned their official Facebook and Twitter pages into live feeds, reporting all calls, emails, tweets, photos, video, and news from Egypt, giving Egyptians under the internet blockade access to their global audience during the Egyptian Revolution of 2011.


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