A True Social Revolution: Egypt President Mubarack Steps Down

With the resignation of Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak, the world may have witnessed a true social revolution. Would the changes have occurred without the help of social media? Sure, but the fact that the world was fully aware of what was happening through these media and protest communications were made easier and quicker definitely helped with the speed with which change occurred.

Mubarak began his autocratic rule following the assassination of President Anwar Sudat in 1981. The protests were initially “inspired by the civilian overthrow of Tunisia’s president. Among the demonstrators’ many concerns: Mubarak’s near-militant lockdown on political opposition for much of his nearly 30 years in power, as well as a lack of a designated successor,” the Huffington Post explained.

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