EGYPT
On 11 February 2011 (Friday), the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces sealed the will of the Egyptian people when it announced, in a statement broadcast on state television, that it supported the legitimate demands of the people. And after 18 days of protests, vice president Omar Suleiman announced that reigning president Hosni Mubarak is stepping down from office effective immediately.
On hearing the news, ABC News reported: "Cairo erupted with joyful dancing, singing and cries of 'God is greatest.' Tahrir Square, the epicentre of the nationwide revolt, thundered with cheers as protesters waved flags and cars honked their horns. Outside the presidential palace protesters shouted, 'I am Egyptian ... proud to be Egyptian,' as they hugged one another, danced and ululated. Some fell to the ground, overcome with emotion. Elsewhere in Cairo, cars honked their horns and fireworks went off as Egyptians celebrated the end of Mubarak's reign."
Field Marshal Mohammed Hussein Tantawi, 75, will sack the cabinet, suspend parliament and co-opt judges from the Supreme Court to rewrite the constitution in what some are calling a coup by consensus, ABC News reported.
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