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2013Ryerson University
CHIS590 - Modern
International Relations
Professor EvgenyEfremkin
Kingsley Ogu
#500359596
EGYPT UPRSING LOG ENTRY[ ]
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents ......................................................................................................................................... 1
Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 2
Analysis .................................................................................................................................................... 3
Key Elements ............................................................................................................................................ 7
Log Sources ................................................................................................................................................... 9
Works Cited ......................................................................................................................................... 10
Appendix I Raw articles ................................................................................................................... 12
Appendix II Organizational Chart ..................................................................................................... 36
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Protests in Tahir S uare Cairo Source: BBC 2013
Introduction
The Egyptian revolution and shift in its governing powers represent a large shake up in MiddleEast geo-politics with ramifications and felt across the globe, with Interests in the Egyptian situation
being expressed from the White house, 10 Downing Street, to Tel Aviv, the United Nations, or the EU
headquarters in Brussels. The recurring theme of everybodys interest is a guarded reservation on what
is right for Egypt going forward. Answers are few as questions are many; it's a chaotic case that aims
to shift and change the most strategically significant Arab nation forever.
The situation is still evolving with grievances on both sides, but one can see that this revolution
did not happen at the spur of a moment as frustrations towards the Muslim Brotherhood and President
Morsi have been present for many months. A combination of factors towards the economy, Morsis
quest to seize more power, and hostile rhetoric towards nations such as Ethiopia and Syria quickly
eroded the support Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood gained after securing an election victory just 13
months ago.
From November 2012 to June 2013 represents a timeline of growing anger towards Moriss
leadership. First move by Morsi was to re-work the constitution to secure more power to the position of
the Presidency. That move angered many Egyptians and took the attention of local activists groups such
as the Tamarod movement, and the political opposition collation of the National Salvation Front. The
Tamarod group is an especially key and would later become the drive towards mobilizing citizens to
protest and petition against the Morsi regime. Next, the continued economic hardships placed upon
Egypt. Morsi faced with dire prospects for growth and opportunities looked to the International
Monetary Fund to secure a loan of $4.8 Billion. The IMF held many political unsavoury stipulations Morsi
would have to impose on the Egyptian people and Morsi looked to introduce these measures to at thebehest of the Egyptian people. Morsi who was seeking loans from a number of different groups such as
Qatar and the USA was more and more becoming dependent on aid and leaving Egypt open to influence
and power from outside of Egypts borders.
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Examination The Egyptian people, the wheels of revolution; The Republican Guard Army the axel,
how both aim to keep the tenants of nationalism and secularism alive in Egypt:
What is apparent is that from the actions taking place in June until today. The Egyptian people
stand for the recognition of their status within the republic while the army stands for the stability of theEgyptian State. Egypt still stands on its foundations of Nasar who looked to create a rock in the Arab
world. Egyptians care not for whom the leader is; they sat quiet and obedient to non-democratic
dictators for over 40 years. From Nasar onwards towards the fall of Mubarak Egypt sat patient with its
Government even if it did not grant citizens democratic political freedoms that we enjoy here in the
West. What is key and extremely critical is that the Egyptians uphold nationalism, self-determination,
and stability at its upmost. Any leader who deviates from this is met with strong resistance.
It all came to culmination when Egyptians filled the streets, led by grassroots movements with
petitions in hand to demonstrate that they were not in favour of the Morsi Government. What is
essential to understand is the history and backstory which lead to this dramatic event of millions, some
estimate in the range of 5-14 million present in Cairos streets represented the months of hard work of
the Tamarod group. The Army was left with a situation that if left to fester, the differences could
possibly boil over into a large sectarian conflict, so the direction of choice was to offer stability to the
growing numbers participating chaos in the streets. The particular event that triggered the response of
the Egyptian Army was the protesting, looting, and fire which occurred at the headquarters of the
Muslim Brotherhood which placed a division among the people thus placing the army in a position
which it was forced to act.
The armys response to the upheaval the ultimatum presented to President Morsi by Egyptian
Military Gen. Abdel Fattah el Sisi (Gen. Sisi) on July 1st 2013 bluntly put to Morsi to cede the publics
demands or face the armys imposition of a solution, or road map to the crisis. The Army who has
experience in this area from the ousting of Mubarak, less than two years prior knew full well that it was
the counter-balance of power in Egypt. Morsis Government would have to appease to the militarys
demands because of the reality that Morsi and the Muslim Brother had little capital to offer to the
Egyptian guard. From sectarian hostilities in regards to the Sinai Peninsula and region, to Morsis
continued hostility towards Syria and Ethiopia, Morsi had worn down the patience of the Egyptian
military whom more saw Morsi as a heavy hand who was eager to expand the armys mandate of
protecting Egypt's Borders via campaigns in Syria, Ethiopia and beyond. Morsi although defiant on the
public record had to realize his days were numbered as Egyptian leader.
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The Egyptian Guard proceeded to take a wise populist approach, because what prospects would
remain to the Army to side with the ruling Government that the majority of people did not favour.
Reactions from the outside pointed to the army overstretching its boundaries and powers; the army
showed typical behaviour of chaotic nations who lacked stability and institutions. This may be true in the
context of the situation, and Egypt as a whole is critical to remember that Egypt, the nation, is an infant,
the modern Egyptian state is barely over 50 years old, and democracy in Egypt still in its waking hours.
Egypt regardless of its stature, size, and position in the region and the world still is a young nation and
sometimes young nations react quickly to situations.
Morsi presidency ended on July 3rd as he was removed from office and vanished into military
custody. What followed was a quick step-by-step secession of movement by the military in an attempt
to establish some type of stability in the nation. Outside of Egypt observers were hesitant in what to
describe, even what to call the actions of the Egyptian military. If one opens the dictionary a cleardefinition of Coup d'tat would describe the events carried out by the Egyptian military. Also, unique to
the situation is that the army acted upon the interests of the people, absent in the most military coups is
the majority of people supporting the armys actions. In many cases, the Army of a nation typically acts
in its own interests as was the case in in Chile and Agusto Pinochet who lead a power grab against the
populist leader Salvador Allende in a hostile coup in 1974. Other instances are revolutionary factions
that aim to grab power, but in many cases the Army acts as a power upholding figure or who looking to
act solo in its own interests. This is what made the definition of what happened in Egypt of unique, an
army acting in favour of the majority of people; it was a Coup but not in the traditional sense of the
word.
Continued actions towards a road map of stability led the Army to maintain credibility by
installing an interim President Adil Mansour who was the chief justice of Egypts Supreme Constitutional
Court. A swift move to establish stability also involves actions to remove dissidents from the old Muslim
Brotherhood regime and the ongoing question of the role, if any of the former powers in the new
Egyptian government remain to be answered. What is clear is that the quick movement in slicing and
revolving factions from the old regime points to a clear view that they are not wanted. The Muslim
Brotherhoods trail run at power appears to be finished, and back are the days of the group being stuck
in the shadows of Egyptian affairs as a non-trusted group of Islamic radicals.
The backlash has been strong from supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood due to the fact that it
has been decades; the small window of change that was granted to their supporters was quickly taken
away leading to tense circumstances on the ground. Plus it is apparent that tactics of violence typical of
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radical Islamic groups across the region were employed by the opposition. The Cairo massacre of July
8th leads to a violence situation in which 80 people were killed underpinning the need for a rapid plan of
stability to be put in place to douse the flames of conflict across the nation.
One can point to luck, or a possible coerced effort from Morsi opponents to see the stabilization
of Egypt take place as issues of domestic crime and protection via the police in Cairo have been fixed as
well as energy limitations, and most importantly a shift in the mood of the people who have become
more stable as the feelings of real change become more a reality across the country.
What is not known is what Egypt will be tomorrow, next week, or next year. Its people have an
idea of what this may be but it will be a combined effort and a voice that will establish a movement
which lead to mass uprising and shift of governance in establishing system and direction of governancethat the people of Egypt find adequate.
On the outside looking in International views on Egypt increasingly not heard:
What is present now is a different Egypt, different in the sense that people have yield power,
not through conventional means of the ballot box but through unconventional means of revolt, and it
has constantly brought about change. Reactions have been mixed from outside; all cautious. The USA in
particular has vested interest as Egypt is its strongest and most strategic Arab ally. Egypt represents the
tip of balance in the region, and the USA presently in providing substantial aid to the country has more
at stake than any other country, the USA who perused a partnership with the Morsi Government after
the downfall of Mubarak is now painted as a clear enemy within Egypt as a view across the nation of it
not having the best interests of the Egyptian people behind the intentions of their policies and aid
directed to them. The USA supported Mubarak for decades while aiding Morsi in his position of power
also, in the end; Morsi supporters felt that the USA did not do enough to place pressure to maintain the
democratic post held by Morsi with sentiments growing on the oppositions end also. USA policy makers
have had to be cautious with language in dealing with this issue, as the term Coup if acknowledged
means the cancelation of aid to Egypt which is required by USA rules on its aid distributions, but also
more critical would be the loss of any influence in Egypt entirely if the aid is cut. The USA will look to win
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back influence in the region going forward, but it may be too little too late for America and its position in
Egypt.
For the European Union (EU) and Israel different positions were taken by both power blocks.
The EU has recanted some aid to Egypt as a means of protesting the actions which have taken place
while Israel has been more welcoming of the changes in Egypt as it presents a more favorable outcome
to its situations with Hamas (allied with Muslim Brotherhood), and the on-going situation present in the
Sinai peninsula.
Gen. Sisi delivering ultimatum to fmr. Egyptian President Morsi and Egyptian public / Source Getty Images (2013)
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Key Elements
They key elements of the up-rise and Coup:
Economic hardships Oversteps of political powers Aggressive stance with the military outward onto strategic neighbours Failure to maintain stability in the Sinai against radical Islamic elements Failure to quell public discontent Failures to negotiate or open dialogue
Key aspect of Egypt moving forward:
Status of the USA Egyptian relationship; and USAID and Military granted to Egypt. The USA hasto make critical decisions on where it stands as it no longer has the explicit power that can
aggressively shape the outcomes in Egypt any longer, but the USA needs to be relevant in the
Egypt situation going forward.
Regional implication with vital key nations; Syria, Israel, and Palestine vis--vis Hamas The reality of the possible dismantling of Islamic political democracy, democracy may not
return to Egypt, Egyptians may not be keen to western style variants being imposed on it.
The situation of a present and visible opposition minority whom main take to violence anddestabilization as a means to regain power or stall progress.
Egypts apparent desire to return to its nationalist roots and if this is a viable prospect for its keyposition in the region and in todays modern system of international relations and governance.
Anti Morsi Protestors on October 6 Bridge in Cario Egypt -- Suhab Salem / Reuters (2013)
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Key Event timeline in the Egyptian mass uprising, 2013:
Egyptians take to the streets -- June 30th, 2013
Sentiments spilled over as millions streamed into the streets in Cairo and across Egypt to protest
President Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood backed Government. The crowd set fire to Muslim
Brotherhood buildings and headquarters with many people hurt as a result, Issues surrounding the
economy, employment, safety, and shifts away from Egypts long secular roots.
Army ultimatum to President Morsi July 3rd, 2013
Protestors remained camped out in central Cairo at Tahir Square with clashes spreading
between Muslim Brotherhood supporters and detractors Egyptian military presented an ultimatum to
Morsi which was rejected swiftly by the Egyptian President. Egyptian Army places Morsi under military
detainment and despot the Egyptian President and attains power of the African Arab nation. Morsi
failed to give into the public demands as the Army saw the escalation turmoil in the country as an issue
that needed to be fixed promptly. Morsis failure to cede to the publics demands ultimately led to his
downfall as leader.
The Cairo Massacre -- July 8th, 2013
The deadliest incident of the 2013 Egyptian Revolution took place on Monday, July 8th which
saw more than 50 people killed, and 300 injured, at a demonstration in support of deposed former
Egyptian President Morsi.
Attacks broke out as Morsi and Muslim Brotherhood supporters attempted to storm RepublicanGuard Headquarters in the Heliopolis region of Cairo. Details remain divided as the Republican Guard
took up self-defense after shots came their way. Morsi supporters dispute the claims of aggression, but
with the climate surrounding Egypt and the positive support the Egyptian military presently had it stood
nothing to gain for being an aggressor against regular Egyptian citizens. The Republican Guard
headquarters holds significance because it was believed to be the location of where ousted President
Morsi was believed to be currently held.
Full details remain uncertain, but this event caused an urgent stir globally towards both sides
reaching some type of diplomatic agreement. Interim Egyptian leader Adly Mansour called for self-
restraint and these ramifications from this event lead to some normalizations between the present
leadership and the former leading Muslim Brotherhood faction.
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Log Sources Compiled List:
Categorized and dated list of sources utilized for log:
WEEK 1June 30th; NYtimes (USA): By the Millions Egyptians Seek Morsis Ouster
July 3rd; Reuters (USA): Egypt army topples president, announces transition
July 3rd; Stratfor (USA): Possible Military Coup in Egypt
July 4th; Wall Street Journal (USA): blogs.wsj.com Morsi Removal Makes Egypts IMF Loan Even More
Distant
July 4th; Irish times (Ireland): Morsi role at Syria rally seen as tipping point for Egypt army
WEEK 2
July 6th; Globalresearch (Canada): How Egypt Killed Political Islam
July 7th
; CBC News (Canada): Egyptians mobilize for new mass protestsJuly 8th; Usatoday (USA): At least 51 killed in Egyptian clashes
July 9th; PressTV (Iran): Morsi ousted to stop plan for sending Egypt military to attack Syrias Assad
July 9th; Nytimes (USA): OP-ED Freidman: Egypt at the Edge
July 10th; The Economist (United Kingdom): Egypt and reactions in the region
July 11th; Middle-east-online.com (United Kingdom): US provides key justification for Morsis ouster He
wasnt democratic
Jully 12th; CBC News: OP-ED Nahlah Ayed: Can Egypt put the Islamist genie back in the bottle
WEEK 3
July 16th; Spiegel (Germany): Salafists Gain from Chaos in Egypt after Muslim Brotherhood ShootingJuly 16th; NYtimes (USA): Egypts New Government Doesnt Include Muslim Brotherhood
July 17th; RT.com (Russia): OP-ED Bowie: Washington sees obstacles to change in Egypt
Week 4
July 22nd; Opendemocracy.net (United Kingdom): Egypt growing anger with western opinion
July 27th; RT News (Russia): Over 80 dead hundreds injured in Egypt clashes
July 28th; RT News (Russia): Egypt army launches counter-extremist operation in Sinai RT news
July 29th; The Economist (United Kingdom): Digging in ever deeper
Week 5
July 30th; Globalresearch (Canada): Egypt Divide and Conquer
Aug 1st; The Economist (United Kingdom): Democracy and hypocrisy
Aug 5th; Haaretz (Israel) Egypt army government offer compromise to Muslim Brotherhood to ease crisis
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Works Cited
Middle East Online ".:Middle East Online::US provides key justification for Morsi's ouster: He wasn't
democratic:." Accessed August 12, 2013. http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=60046#.
USA TODAY: Latest World and US News - USATODAY.com. "At least 51 killed in Egyptian clashes."Accessed August 12, 2013. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/07/08/egypt-morsi-
muslim-brotherhood/2497755/.
Ayed, Nahlah. "Nahlah Ayed: Can Egypt put the Islamist genie back in the bottle? - World - CBC News."
CBC.ca - Canadian News Sports Entertainment Kids Docs Radio TV. Accessed August 12, 2013.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/07/11/f-vp-ayed-islamist-backlash.html.
Bowie, Nile. "Tahrir turbulence: Washington & SCAF as obstacles to change in Egypt ? RT Op-Edge." RT.
Accessed August 12, 2013. http://rt.com/op-edge/egypt-morsi-opposition-protest-212/.
Business & Financial News, Breaking US & International News | Reuters.com. "Business & Financial
News, Breaking US & International News | Reuters.com." Accessed August 12, 2013.
http://www.reuters.com/assets/print?aid=USBRE95Q0NO20130703.
The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia. "By the Millions, Egyptians Seek
Morsi?s Ouster - NYTimes.com." Accessed August 12, 2013.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/01/world/middleeast/egypt.html?pagewanted=print.
The Economist. "The crackdown in Egypt: Democracy and hypocrisy." Accessed August 12, 2013.
http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21582519-wests-failure-condemn-shooting-unarmed-
islamists-cairo-was-craven-and?zid=304&ah=e5690753dc78ce91909083042ad12e30.
The Economist - World News, Politics, Economics, Business & Finance. "Egypt and reactions in the
region: A mixed bag | The Economist." Accessed August 12, 2013.
http://www.economist.com/blogs/pomegranate/2013/07/egypt-and-reactions-region/print.
RT. "Egypt army launches counter-extremist operation in Sinai ? RT News." Accessed August 12, 2013.
http://rt.com/news/egypt-army-sinai-operation-681/.
Global Research. "Egypt: Divide and Conquer? | Global Research." Accessed August 12, 2013.
http://www.globalresearch.ca/egypt-divide-and-conquer/5344336.
openDemocracy. "Egypt: growing anger with western opinion." Accessed August 12, 2013.
http://www.opendemocracy.net/5050/mariz-tadros/egypt-growing-anger-with-western-opinion.
CBC.ca - Canadian News Sports Entertainment Kids Docs Radio TV. "Egyptians mobilize for new mass
protests - World - CBC News." Accessed August 12, 2013.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/07/07/egypt-muslim-brotherhood-morsi-protests.html.
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The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia. "Egypt?s New Government Doesn?t
Include Muslim Brotherhood - NYTimes.com." Accessed August 12, 2013.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/17/world/middleeast/egypt.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0.
Friedman , Thomas L. "Thomas L. Friedman - The New York Times." Times Topics - The New York Times.
Accessed August 12, 2013.http://topics.nytimes.com/top/opinion/editorialsandoped/oped/columnists/thomaslfriedman/index.ht
ml.
Israel News - Haaretz Israeli News source. "Haaretz.Com." Accessed August 12, 2013.
http://www.haaretz.com/misc/article-print-page/1.539929?trailingPath=2.169%2C2.216%2C2.295%2C.
Global Research. "How Egypt Killed Political Islam | Global Research." Accessed August 12, 2013.
http://www.globalresearch.ca/how-egypt-killed-political-islam/5341821.
Irish Times. "Morsi role at Syria rally seen as tipping point for Egypt army - The Tue, Jul 02, 2013."
Accessed August, 2013. http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/africa/morsi-role-at-syria-rally-seen-as-tipping-point-for-egypt-army-1.1450612.
RT. "Over 80 dead, hundreds injured in Egypt clashes - Health Ministry (PHOTOS) ? RT News." Accessed
August 12, 2013. http://rt.com/news/egypt-dead-clashes-brotherhood-664/.
Stratfor. "Possible Military Coup in Egypt." Accessed August 12, 2013.
http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/possible-military-coup-egypt.
Press TV. "PressTV - Morsi ousted to stop plan for sending Egypt military to attack Syria's Assad."
Accessed August 12, 2013. http://www.presstv.com/detail/2013/07/09/312975/morsi-ousted-to-stop-
plan-for-syria/.
SPIEGEL ONLINE. "Salafists Gain from Chaos in Egypt after Muslim Brotherhood Shooting." Accessed
August 12, 2013. http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/salafists-gain-from-chaos-in-egypt-after-
muslim-brotherhood-shooting-a-911423.html.
The Economist - World News, Politics, Economics, Business & Finance. "Violence in Egypt: Digging in ever
deeper | The Economist." Accessed August 12, 2013.
http://www.economist.com/blogs/pomegranate/2013/07/violence-egypt/print.
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APPENDIX II
Organizational chart calendar of sources: