Egypt, the most populous country in the Arab world, erupted in mass protests in January 2011, as the revolution in Tunisia seemed to inflame decades worth of smoldering grievances against the heavy-handed rule of President Hosni Mubarak. After 18 days of angry protests, Mr. Mubarak resigned and turned over all power to the military on Feb. 11, 2011, ending his 30 years of autocratic rule and bowing to a historic popular uprising that has transformed politics in Egypt and around the Arab world. The announcement, delivered during evening prayers in Cairo, set off a frenzy of celebration, with protesters shouting “Egypt is free!” The popular protest, peaceful and resilient despite numerous effort by Mr. Mubarak’s legendary security apparatus to suppress it, ultimately deposed an ally of the United States who has been instrumental in implementing American policy in the region for decades.  The Egyptian military consolidated its control
 over what it has called a democratic transition, dissolving the feeble Parliament, suspending the Constitution and calling for elections in six months, in sweeping steps that echoed protesters’ demands. In the slideshow I viewed, it was interesting to see the many different pictures from the revolution and to see what an actual revolution looked like. I thought it was nice to see the amount of people coming together after the President stepped down to help clean up the streets and it was just a very positive atmosphere. It's truly something amazing. I don't believe that they are going to be able to establish a stable/definite government for atleast 4-5 years.  These types of things don't happen over night. It will be a long process, that hopefully will benefit the U.S. in future years.