Topic > The Collapse of the Egyptian Regime - 1928

Three months ago, no one in the world could have expected the collapse of the Egyptian regime following a popular revolution. Egyptians rebelled against the iron fist of the Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak, towards the three main Egyptian authorities, namely the legislative authority, the executive authority and the judicial authority. The revolutionaries also called for the overthrow of the Egyptian regime to realize all their aspirations for a better life in Egypt, and this was clear from their daily chant for eighteen consecutive days, which read “the people want to overthrow the regime”. They accomplished most of their goals by overthrowing Hosni Mubarak, Egypt's last pharaoh, and agreed to the transfer of power from Hosni Mubarak to the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces to take control of the nation in a short transition period. The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces made all its efforts to meet the key demands of the revolutionaries through the suspension of the constitution, and decided to form a committee to edit amendments to some constitutional articles so as to use them in issuing a declaration constitutional. After the commission finished amending the constitutional articles, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces asked citizens to participate in the referendum and not to boycott this process. In fact, the majority of Egyptians, entitled to vote, agreed to participate in the referendum, even if they did not decide whether to vote "yes" or "no"; as a result, they attracted the world's attention for their gigantic contribution to the referendum because on Saturday, March 19, they showed up to vote on the amendment of nine constitutional articles. The scene was incredible... middle of paper... many citizens may have other reasons that pushed them to participate, I think there were four main catalysts, which were the main driving forces behind this massive turnout of Egyptians at the vote in the referendum. Indeed, voters participated in the referendum because of their belief in the fairness of the referendum, because they felt free to vote and because their participation was due to the influence of many groups, which pushed them to seek stability and security. In my humble opinion, all Egyptians must thank the martyrs for everything they sacrificed to be able to see this day. I think we should be proud of ourselves and we must recognize the changes we have made in the world that motivated Austrian President Heinz Fischer to say: “The Egyptian people are the greatest people on earth; and they should deserve a Nobel Peace Prize” quoted in (Shehab, 2011).