The military coup in Egypt was very controversial. I believe that the ousting of Morsi was completely wrong and should never have happened. After the overthrow of Dictator Hosni Mubarak, Mohamed Morsi was democratically voted president of Egypt. Morsi was only president for a year. During his short spell the military illegally took control of Egypt and placed president Morsi under house arrest. This sparked controversy across the globe.
One of my main reasons why I am against the coup is that president Morsi was placed under arrest for killing his own people which is something I find hard to believe. Why would Morsi kill his own people after the Mubarak dictatorship? After all Morsi was elected by the people of Egypt and he is the people’s president it doesn’t make any sense, I believe the accusations against Morsi were made up by military. Secondly Morsi never killed any Egyptian citizens, were as the military have. The Military branded citizens ‘Terrorists’ when they were no more than ordinary people exercising their right to protest. The Military then went ahead and turned a peaceful protest into chaos causing many lives to be lost. In addition, I believe that the military falsified support. When the Military justified their seizure of the government the number who were said to be against Morsi were highly exaggerated. I also believe the people who did protest against Morsi where under the strong influence of the deep state and had false impressions about president Morsi. The deep state are powerful people who were part of the Mubarak dictatorship who remained in strong positions. These people have a continued influence in the army, police, civil-service and the media. The presidency of Mohamed Morsi was against their interests...
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...e killing of his own people which is very hard to believe, it seems as though these allegations were simply made as a cover up for the military to take over. The military falsified the amount of support they had against Morsi. President Morsi’s image was falsely displayed by the deep state. The military coup in Egypt was illegal, President Obama knew that it was illegal in his speech following the takeover he was very careful not to use the word ‘coup’. The Military coup should be defeated and democracy should return if not the future for Egypt does not look bright. President Morsi was a good president who was doing what was right for Egypt; when there is someone in power trying to do what is right he never really does last for long.
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...d took control of the Gaza Strip once again. Anwar el-Sadat then became president after Gamal Abdel Nasser died in 1970. In an effort to take control of the Sinai Peninsula, Anwar el-Sadat attacked the Israelis. After a cease-fire, the United Nation’s troops then returned to keep things peaceful. Israel then later withdrew and was only allowed to use it for non-military purposes. In 1978 a peace treaty was established between Egypt and Israel which influenced more peace in the Middle East. Although a formal treaty was signed in 1979. In 1981 Sadat was assassinated and Mohamed Hosni Mubarak followed him in presidency. The Sinai Peninsula was then returned to Egypt in 1982 after the Israeli troops withdrew from the region. Mubarak embraced Sadat’s policies and managed to climb to the top and be once again making Egypt known as one of the leaders of the Arab world.
The Collapse of the Autocracy The collapse of the autocracy in February 1917 signified the end
Officers staged a maneuver to overthrow King Faruk. Nasser at this point remained in the
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Under the administration of the Marquess of Dalhousie (Governor-General 1848-56), the last of the independent Indian states, including the wealthy Muslim state of Oudh, were annexed by the British. To consolidate this new territory, some degree of Westernisation was introduced: an Indian railway and road system was developed and the first three Indian universities were founded, creating a tier of higher-caste men educated according to the British system but not fully incorporated into those careers of civil service and army awaiting them. Child marriage and the practice of suttee previously had been abolished and, in 1856, a regulation was passed requiring sepoys to serve overseas thereby losing caste. Both the annexation and consolidation heightened tension between government and population and mutiny was inevitable when the Indian section of the army was allocated cartridges smeared with the fat of cows and pigs, unclean to both Hindu and Muslim elements.
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... allowing government and police forces to toss aside declarations of rights and freedoms guaranteed to the Egyptian people by their constitution. This allowed the government to oppress its people and silence any whisperings of revolution or change, though obviously it was not as effective as imagined. Nonetheless, this was a sign of an oppressive government and a lack of freedom for the people, two concepts that go hand-in-hand.