2012 in Egypt
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Events from the year 2012 in Egypt.
Incumbents
- President: Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (until 30 June), Mohamed Morsi (starting 30 June)
- Prime Minister: Kamal Ganzouri (until 2 August), Hesham Qandil (starting 2 August)
Events
February
- 1 February – A massive riot took place at Port Said Stadium, following a match between Al Ahly SC and Al Masry SC.[1]
- 22 February – 2012 Egyptian Shura Council election concluded with Freedom and Justice Party gaining the majority.
March
- 26 March – a constitutional assembly was formed to draft a new Constitution of Egypt.
May
- 10 May – First presidential debate was held and was broadcast live.[2]
- 23 to 24 May – First round of the 2012 Egyptian presidential election. Mohamed Morsi and Ahmed Shafik proceeding into the second round.
- 31 May – State of Emergency enacted under Hosni Mubarak's administration formally ended.[3]
June
- 2 June – Hosni Mubarak, former President of Egypt, was sentenced to life imprisonment.[4]
- 16 to 17 June – Second round of the 2012 Egyptian presidential election. Mohamed Morsi was elected as the fifth President of Egypt.
- 30 June – Mohamed Morsi was sworn in to the office of presidency, being the first Egyptian president to be democratically elected.[5]
July
- 8 July – Mohamed Morsi declared the nullification of an edict by the previous military government, and called for the return of the elected parliament.[6]
August
- 2 August – Hesham Qandil was sworn in as the Prime Minister of Egypt.
- 5 August – A terror attack in Sinai resulted in the death of 16 Egyptian soldiers.[7]
- 12 August – Abdel Fattah el-Sisi was appointed as the Minister of Defence.
September
- 11 September – Violent demonstration erupted in Egypt in reaction to Innocence of Muslims, an anti-Islamic YouTube video written by Egyptian-American writer Nakoula Basseley Nakoula.[8]
- 18 September – A Coptic Christian teacher was sentenced for six years in jail for posting drawings of Muhammad and insulting president Mohamed Morsi on Facebook.[9]
- 19 September – Egyptian Bloc, a liberal political alliance in opposition to the Muslim Brotherhood, was dissolved.
- 21 September – Three Egyptian militants crossed Egyptian-Israeli border and killed one Israeli soldier before being shot.[10]
November
- 17 November – A railway accident in Manfalut resulted in the death of 50 school children and one bus driver.
- 22 November – Mohamed Morsi issued a presidential decree that immunized the president's actions since taking office from any judicial review.[11]
December
- 13 to 22 December – A referendum over the passage of Egyptian Constitution of 2012.[12]
- 26 December – Egyptian Constitution of 2012 was signed into effect by president Mohamed Morsi.
Deaths
- 17 March – Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria, leader of Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria (born 1923)
- 19 July – Omar Suleiman, former Vice President of Egypt (born 1936)
References
- ^ Tharoor, Ishaan (1 February 2012). "Port Said Stadium Disaster: What's Behind Egyptian Soccer's Bloodiest Day?". Time. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ Hussein, Abdel-Rahman; Whitaker, Brian; Holpuch, Amanda (10 May 2012). "Egyptian presidential election TV debate – as it happened". the Guardian. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ Othman, Dalia (31 May 2012). "State of emergency ends, military council says will not renew". Egypt Independent. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ Smith-Spark, Laura (2 June 2012). "For Mubarak, once Egypt's strongman, a long fall from grace". CNN. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ Sly, Liz (30 June 2012). "Muslim Brotherhood's ascent in Egypt has profound implications for region". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ Fahmy, Mohamed Fadel (8 July 2012). "Egyptian parliament to convene Tuesday, official says". CNN. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ Londoño, Ernesto (5 August 2012). "Militants in Egypt kill 15 police officers in Sinai attack". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "Death, destruction in Pakistan amid protests tied to anti-Islam film". CNN. 21 September 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "Egypt jails Copt for 6 years over Facebook post insulting Muhammad". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "Deaths in Israel-Egypt border shootout". www.aljazeera.com. 21 September 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ Birnbaum, Michael (22 November 2012). "Egypt's President Morsi takes sweeping new powers". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ Kennedy, Merrit (13 December 2012). "Egypt Heads For Showdown Over New Constitution". National Public Radio. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
