1. The Army, Democratization and an Authoritarian Regime
... or loyalty or dedication to the people, the army instead, chose a neutral position in support of the people's demands. As the demonstrations reached a boiling point, General Hussein Tantawi and General Omar Soliman pressured Mubarak to give in to the people's demands and step down, which he did, with great reluctance nevertheless, on the 11th of February 2011. After that, the country entered a transitional period where the supreme council of armed ... forces was to rule until the time that a democratic presidential election would be held, and it was this period that ... ...
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