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Timeline: The one-year rule of Egypt's Morsy

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Following are key dates in the one-year rule of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy.

His destitution by the Egyptian army followed widespread protests and ended an administration based on the Muslim Brotherhood.


-- 2012 --

JUNE
30th: Morsy, elected with 51.7 percent of the vote, is sworn in, becoming Egypt's first civilian and Islamist president.

AUGUST
12th: Morsy scraps a constitutional document that gave sweeping powers to the military and sacks Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi who ruled after Hosni Mubarak's ouster in February, 2011.

NOVEMBER
22nd: Morsy decrees sweeping new powers for himself.

30th: Islamist-dominated constituent assembly adopts a draft constitution despite boycott by liberals, Christians.

DECEMBER
8th: Morsy annuls decree giving himself increased powers.

15th and 22nd: 64 percent of voters in a two-round referendum back the new constitution.
Egypt plunges into political crisis, with sometimes deadly demonstrations by Morsy supporters and opponents.


-- 2013 --

JANUARY
24th: Violence between protesters and police on the eve of the second anniversary of the uprising that toppled Mubarak. Nearly 60 people die in a week.

JUNE
2nd: Egypt's highest court invalidates the Islamist-dominated Senate, which assumed a legislative role when parliament was dissolved, and a panel that drafted the constitution.

29th: The Tamarod ("rebellion") campaign which called rallies for June 30 says more than 22 million have signed a petition demanding Morsi's resignation and a snap election.

30th: Huge numbers of Egyptians take to the streets nationwide determined to oust Morsy on the anniversary of his turbulent first year in power.
A military source tells AFP: "It is the biggest protest in Egypt's history."
The health ministry says at least 16 people die in nationwide protests.

JULY
1st: Tamarod gives Morsi a day to quit or face civil disobedience.
Egypt's army warns that it will intervene if the people's demands are not met within 48 hours.
Morsy's office rebuffs the army's ultimatum.

2nd: Morsy holds talks with army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
Opposition groups choose dissident Mohamed ElBaradei to represent them in talks called for by the army.
Clashes between the rival sides leave 23 people dead, including 16 killed by gunmen at a Cairo rally supporting Morsy.

3rd: As the army deadline passes, Morsi proposes a consensus government.

Army chief Sisi ousts Morsy, who is placed in detention, and declares the head of the Supreme Constitutional Court caretaker leader.
Morsy denounces the move as "a coup" and in a prerecorded speech says: "I am Egypt's elected president."
Police round up key Morsy aides and leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Ten people are killed in clashes.

4th: Egypt's chief justice Adly Mansour is sworn in as interim president.
Overnight clashes bring the overall casualty toll to around 57 dead.


Source:http://www.egyptindependent.com/news/ti ... pt-s-morsy


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