Hosni Mubarak, 84, became president of Egypt after the assassination of Anwar Sadat in October 1981, and served until he was ousted on February 11, 2011, following the large-scale pro-democracy protests that began on January 25 (the "January 25 protests"). A career military officer and commander of the Egyptian Air Force, he had been named vice-president in 1975.
Egypt: Question and Answer On the Trial of Hosni Mubarak
Human Rights Watch (Washington, DC), 28 May 2012
Hosni Mubarak, 84, became president of Egypt after the assassination of Anwar Sadat in October 1981, and served until he was ousted on February 11, 2011, following the large-scale pro-democracy protests that began on January 25 (the "January 25 protests"). A career military officer and commander of the Egyptian Air Force, he had been named vice-president in 1975.
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