The British departed Cairo following the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, but the city's rapid growth showed no signs of abating.

Cairo's Tahrir Square was the focal point of the 2011 Egyptian Revolution against former president Hosni Mubarak.

In Tahrir Square, Cairo, on Wednesday 2 February 2011, Coptic Christians joined hands to provide a protective cordon around their Muslim neighbors during salah ( prayers ) in the midst of the 2011 Egyptian Revolution.

Following the Egyptian Revolution of 2011, and the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak, executive power was assumed by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, which dissolved the parliament, and suspended the constitution.

Hitherto ruled by a monarchical dynasty, Egypt became a republic on 18 June 1953, in the wake of the Egyptian Revolution of 1952.

The largest are Freedom and Justice Party, al-Nour Party, New Wafd Party, Free Egyptians Party, Justice Party, Wasat Party, Egyptian Social Democratic Party, and Coalition of the Youth of the Revolution.

Senior members of the military can convene for the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, so during the course of the Egyptian Revolution of 2011, when Mubarak resigned and transferred power to this body on February 11, 2011.

* 1953 – The Egyptian Revolution of 1952 ends with the overthrow of the Muhammad Ali Dynasty and the declaration of the Republic of Egypt.

The Egyptian Revolution of 1919 had a strong effect on Mahfouz, although he was at the time only seven years old.

Since the 2011 Egyptian Revolution unrest has become more prevalent in the area including the 2012 Egyptian-Israeli border attack in which 16 Egyptian soldiers were killed by militants.

The 2011 Yemeni protests followed the initial stages of the Arab Spring and began simultaneously with the Egyptian Revolution.

* March 9 – The Egyptian Revolution of 1919 breaks out.

The UAR adopted a flag based on the Arab Liberation Flag of the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, but with two stars to represent the two parts.

On 19 March 2011 a constitutional referendum was held in Egypt, following the Egyptian Revolution of 2011.

A colonel in the Egyptian army, Nasser led the Egyptian Revolution of 1952 along with Muhammad Naguib, the first president, which overthrew the monarchy of Egypt and Sudan, and heralded a new period of modernization, and socialist reform in Egypt together with a profound advancement of pan-Arab nationalism, including a short-lived union with Syria.

With her help, various rare documents regarding the Egyptian Revolution of 1952 and her father's career have been gathered, documented and displayed at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina as well as on the internet.

Aware of the Egyptian people's strong political and emotional attachment to Nasser's memory, and the ideals of the Revolution, Sadat declared in his inauguration speech before the National Assembly on 7 October 1970, " I have come to you along the path of Gamal Abdel Nasser and I believe that your nomination of me to assume the responsibility of the Presidency is a nomination for me to continue the path of Nasser ".

Since the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, relations between Britain and Egypt deteriorated.

The location in Alexandria was severely looted during the Egyptian Revolution of 2011.

The following information pertains to the state of the museum prior to the Egyptian Revolution of 2011.

During the Egyptian Revolution of 2011, the museum was broken into, and two mummies were reportedly destroyed.

Construction of the High Dam became a key objective of the Egyptian Government following the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, as the ability to control floods, provide water for irrigation, and generate hydroelectricity were seen as pivotal to Egypt's industrialisation.

A protester holding an Egyptian flag during the protests that started on 25 January 2011

According to the Peterson Institute for International Economics and other proponents of demographic structural approach ( cliodynamics ), the basic problem Egypt has is unemployment driven by a demographic youth bulge: with the number of new people entering the job force at about 4 % a year, unemployment in Egypt is almost 10 times as high for college graduates as it is for people who have gone through elementary school, particularly educated urban youth, who are precisely those people that were seen out in the streets during 2011 Egyptian revolution.

Prime Minister Ahmed Shafik was sworn in as Prime Minister on January 29, 2011, in response to the 2011 Egyptian revolution ; he was succeeded on 5 March by Essam Sharaf, in response to continued protests.

Many new political parties formed in anticipation of running candidates in the Egyptian parliamentary election, 2011 – 2012.

On January 27, 2011, almost all internet connectivity to Egypt was shut off by the Egyptian government.

2011 The Egyptian Lover is working on a new Album entitled " 1984 "

* 2011 – The first wave of the Egyptian revolution culminates in the resignation of Hosni Mubarak and the transfer of power to the Supreme Military Council after 18 days of protests.

In the Egyptian parliamentary election, 2011 – 2012, the political parties identified as " Islamist " ( the Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party and the Salafi Al-Nour Party ) won 70 % of the total seats.

* 2011 – The first wave of the Egyptian revolution begins in Egypt, with a series of street demonstrations, marches, rallies, acts of civil disobedience, riots, labour strikes, and violent clashes in Cairo, Alexandria, and throughout other cities in Egypt.

* 2012 – Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the killing of demonstrators during the 2011 Egyptian revolution.

Category: 2011 – 2012 Egyptian revolution

* The names of Hosni Mubarak and his wife Suzanne were erased from all Egyptian monuments after they were deposed in 2011.

A key breakthrough was the invention of steam-powered cutting and dressing tools by Alexander MacDonald of Aberdeen, inspired by seeing ancient Egyptian granite carvings.

Herodotus ' description of the Egyptian Labyrinth, in Book II of The Histories, inspired some central scenes in Bolesław Prus ' 1895 historical novel, Pharaoh.

This Semitic letter in its original form seems to have been inspired by a similar Egyptian hieroglyph for " eye ".

In order for his imaginary languages to have this type of depth, Barker developed entire cultures, histories, dress fashions, architectural styles, weapons, armor, tactical styles, legal codes, demographics and more, inspired by Indian, Middle Eastern, Egyptian and Meso-American mythology in contrast to the majority of such fantasy settings, which draw primarily on European mythologies.

His interest in Egyptology was originally inspired by Napoleon's Egyptian Campaigns 1798 – 1801.

Some more pieces of the Egyptian fragments were fitted together by Friedrich Blass in Germany and then followed the authoritative edition of Bacchylides ' poetry by Richard Claverhouse Jebb – a combination of scholars that inspired one academic to comment: " we almost had the Renaissance back again ".

Their music and lyrics are inspired by Ancient Egyptian / Near Eastern mysticism, history, religion, and art, as well as stories by H. P. Lovecraft.

Saadia Gaon, David ben Merwan al-Mukkamas, Maimonides, and Thomas Aquinas, to name a few, knew of at least some of the Mutazilite work, particularly Avicennism and Averroism, and the Renaissance and the use of empirical methods were inspired at least in part by Arabic translations of Greek, Jewish, Persian and Egyptian works translated into Latin during the Renaissance of the 12th century, and taken during the Reconquista in 1492.

Ginsburg told students at Cairo University that she was " inspired " by the Egyptian revolution.

Behind the veil of all the hieratic and mystical allegories of ancient doctrines, behind the darkness and strange ordeals of all initiations, under the seal of all sacred writings, in the ruins of Nineveh or Thebes, on the crumbling stones of old temples and on the blackened visage of the Assyrian or Egyptian sphinx, in the monstrous or marvelous paintings which interpret to the faithful of India the inspired pages of the Vedas, in the cryptic emblems of our old books on alchemy, in the ceremonies practised at reception by all secret societies, there are found indications of a doctrine which is everywhere the same and everywhere carefully concealed.

It was Belial who inspired the Egyptian sorcerers, Jochaneh and his brother, to oppose Moses and Aaron.

Artists as contemporary as Pablo Picasso have been directly inspired by Egyptian painting and sculpture.

Ernest Bewley undertook a complete refurbishment of the building, drawing inspiration from the great European cafes of Paris and Vienna, as well as exotic oriental tearooms and Egyptian architecture ( which influenced the façade and was inspired by the discovery of Tutankhamen ’ s Tomb in 1922 ).

Owing to the Turk's popularity and mystery, its construction inspired a number of inventions and imitations, including Ajeeb, or " The Egyptian ", an American imitation built by Charles Hopper that President Grover Cleveland played in 1885, and Mephisto, the self-described " most famous " machine, of which little is known.

After visiting John Nevil Maskelyne's and George Alfred Cooke's theatre, called Egyptian Hall, Keller was inspired and liked the idea of performing in one spot.

The poster portrayed the Egyptian goddess Isis enthroned in a temple ; this image captivated St. Denis on the spot and inspired her to create dances that expressed the mysticism that the goddess ’ s image conveyed.

On 27 September 1962, revolutionaries inspired by the Arab nationalist ideology of United Arab Republic ( Egyptian ) President Gamal Abdel Nasser deposed the newly-crowned King Muhammad al-Badr, took control of Sana ' a, and established the Yemen Arab Republic ( YAR ).

The song is also thought to have been inspired by a visit Dylan made to Saintes Maries de Mer in Provence, France, where there is an annual gathering of Romany people who venerate Saint Sarah the Egyptian.

The pieces Ren and Guardian of the Veil revisit the language of the Cremaster Cycle, via a ritualistic exploration of Egyptian symbolism inspired by Norman Mailer's novel Ancient Evenings.

One such design post modern architects Edmund & Corrigan included giant Egyptian inspired pyramids to tie the pavilions together into a single piece.

The Institute also helped to transition malouf from being performed by folk ensembles with only a few instrument ( including ' ud, tar, darbuka, rabab and bendir ) to symphonic pieces inspired by Western classical music and Egyptian ensembles.

Paleontologist Philip Gingerich, who organized several expeditions to the valley, speculated that Egyptian crocodile worship may have been inspired by the huge skeletons that lay there.

From about 560 to 530 BC situlas were common, inspired by Egyptian models.

The strength of the account is based on the historical reputation for the eremites and other hermit saints of the Egyptian desert, the " Desert Fathers " of whom the most famous was Saint Anthony and the almost fanatical Christian following they inspired during the first two centuries.