February 1 2011 million-man march

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The February 1, 2011 million-man march was a massive anti-government demonstration in Cairo’s Tahrir Square during the Egyptian revolution, demanding the end of President Hosni Mubarak’s rule.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf demonstration
event in the Egyptian revolution of 2011
political event
protest
alsoKnownAs March of the millions (Egypt, 1 February 2011)
Million-man march of 1 February 2011
approximateAttendance hundreds of thousands of people
up to one million people (reported)
centralLocationRole Tahrir Square as focal point of Egyptian revolution
city Cairo
country Egypt
date 2011-02-01
demand end of emergency law in Egypt
greater civil liberties
political reforms in Egypt
resignation of Hosni Mubarak
followedBy continued mass protests in early February 2011
historicalSignificance one of the largest demonstrations in modern Egyptian history
symbol of mass opposition to Hosni Mubarak’s regime
languageOfProtestSigns Arabic
mainGoal end of President Hosni Mubarak’s rule
mediaCoverageBy Al Jazeera
international news organizations
method mass street protest
peaceful demonstration (predominantly)
sit-in
notableParticipant Egyptian pro-democracy activists
ordinary Egyptian citizens
opposedTo Hosni Mubarak government
linked to: Egyptian government
organizedBy Egyptian opposition activists
various Egyptian opposition groups
youth movements in Egypt
partOf Egyptian revolution of 2011
place Tahrir Square
politicalContext Arab Spring
precededBy January 25 2011 protests in Egypt
relatedEvent resignation of Hosni Mubarak on 11 February 2011
result heightened international attention to the Egyptian revolution
increased pressure on Hosni Mubarak to resign
strengthening of the Egyptian protest movement
securityResponseBy Egyptian security forces
slogan The people want the fall of the regime
timePeriod early phase of the 2011 Egyptian revolution
triggeredBy corruption in Egypt
economic hardship in Egypt
police brutality in Egypt
popular discontent with authoritarian rule in Egypt
typeOfLocation urban public square

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January 25 Uprising significantEvent February 1 2011 million-man march
February 1 2011 million-man march alsoKnownAs Million-man march of 1 February 2011
linked to: February 1 2011 million-man march