After years of Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak’s rule, extreme poverty, unemployment and government corruption Egyptian Activists took a stand to fight back and make a change. The Egyptian Revolution began on January 25, 2011 and consisted of marches, protests, civil resistance and strikes in an attempt to overthrow Mubarak. Some of the largest gatherings took place in Tahrir Square, Cairo and Alexandria, but resistance could be found all over Egypt as well. Violence from this movement is responsible for injuring 6,000 and the death of 846 Egyptians.
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Civil unrest, poverty, unemployment, and corruption among governments across the Middle East and North Africa encouraged people in Yemen, Tunisia, Libya, Syria, and Egypt to resist and eventually begin Arab Spring. The power of all of these countries protesting together made a large impact on the power protesters and activists held.
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