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Akhirnya.. Presiden Mesir tumbang, kemenangan rakyat Posted: 11 Feb 2011 06:43 PM PST 11 Feb 2011 6.00pm waktu tempatan, Hundreds of thousands of protesters crammed into Tahrir Square erupted with joy after today hearing that Hosni Mubarak is to step down as Egyptian President. As the biggest crowd of protesters to date besieged Cairo, the news filtered through that the much- hated president had finally been persuaded to step aside after 29 years in charge. He left the capital this morning bound for Red Sea resort Sharm El Sheikh and state TV announced shortly after 4pm GMT that he had resigned. It is understood that the Egyptian army will rule alongside Vice President Omar Suleiman until elections can take place later this year. Power in numbers: Egyptian anti-government protesters march in the coastal city of Alexandria earlier today just hours before Mubarak resigned Enlarge The extraordinary scenes unfolded in Tahrir Square on the same day that TV news station Al Arabiya reported that Mr Mubarak had left for an 'undisclosed location'.At last: Crowds erupted in a wave of celebration as news filtered through to Tahrir Square that after fleeing Cairo Mubarak had stepped aside 'The people ousted the president,' chanted a crowd of tens of thousands outside his presidential palace in Cairo upon hearing the news. Several hundred thousand protesters massed in Cairo's central Tahrir Square exploded into joy, waving Egyptian flags, and car horns and celebratory shots in the air were heard around the city of 18 million in joy after Vice President Omar Suleiman made the announcement on national TV just after nightfall. |
Mubarak: Saya tidak undur hingga diUSIR Posted: 11 Feb 2011 02:29 AM PST 11 Feb 2011 Egypt's president Hosni Mubarak defied his country last night and refused to stand down. Despite hundreds of thousands of people flooding into Cairo's Tahrir Square expecting the 82-year-old to make way for a transitional government, he made it clear he was determined to cling on to power until elections in September. In an 18-minute televised address he said he intended to remain in charge to oversee a 'peaceful transition' of power and 'fulfil what I have already promised'. Scroll down for videos Contempt: Egyptians raise their shoes to show their attitude to President Mubarak - in the Middle East shoes are a symbol of dirt and degradation But Mubarak said he would not give in to 'foreign interventions' and added: 'I express a commitment to carry on and protect the constitution and the people and transfer power to whomever is elected next September in free and transparent elections. 'As president I don't see anything wrong to hear the youth of my country and to respond to their demands but I will not accept at all any diktats by foreign countries.' Enlarge Anticipation: Tens of thousands of people gathered in Tahrir Square in Cairo hoping to hear news of the resignation of Egypt's president Unhappy: Hundreds of protesters in Tahrir Square show their contempt for Mubarak Crowds: A tank is mobbed by swarms of people eagerly awaiting news from Mubarak |
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