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Hosni Mubarak was Egyptian president from 1981 to 2011

Egypt's ousted president Hosni Mubarak dies

Egypt's ousted former President Hosni Mubarak has died at the age of 91, state television said, weeks after undergoing surgery.

World • 25 Feb 20

If approved, the amendments would extend Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's current term to six years from four

Egyptians voting on constitutional changes

Egyptians have begun voting on constitutional changes that will potentially allow President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to stay in office until 2030 and bolster the role of Egypt's powerful military.

World • 20 Apr 19

A top appeals court cleared Hosni Mubarak earlier this month on charges of killing protesters

Mubarak freed after six years in detention

Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian president overthrown in 2011 and the first leader to face trial after the Arab Spring uprisings that swept the region, was freed this morning after six years in detention, according to his lawyer.

News • 24 Mar 17

Hosni Mubarak said he had faithfully served Egypt for 62 years

Mubarak denies ordering killing of protesters

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has denied ordering the killing of protesters during the 2011 uprising that ended his 30-year rule.

News • 13 Aug 14

Hosni Mubarak was jailed over stealing public funds

Mubarak sentenced to three years in prison

An Egyptian court has sentenced ousted president Hosni Mubarak to three years in prison on charges of stealing public funds.

News • 21 May 14

Security guards stand outside the entrance of Cairo's Tora prison

Hosni Mubarak released from prison in Egypt

Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has been released from prison in Cairo and is expected to be put under house arrest.

News • 22 Aug 13

Egyptian riot police vehicles are parked in the main street leading to Cairo's landmark Tahrir square

Egyptian court orders Mubarak's release

A court in Egypt has ordered the release of former president Hosni Mubarak.

News • 21 Aug 13

Hosni Mubarak appeared briefly in a Cairo court this morning

Hosni Mubarak's retrial collapses in Cairo

The retrial of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak collapsed in Cairo, after the judge recused himself, referring the case to an appeals court to choose a replacement.

News • 13 Apr 13

Graffiti depicting Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi (L), ousted president Hosni Mubarak (R) and former head of the army Field Marshal Mohammed Hussein Tantawi

Egyptian court orders retrial for ousted president

An Egyptian court has accepted an appeal by ousted former president Hosni Mubarak and his former interior minister, allowing him to be retried over the killings of protesters in the 2011 uprising.

News • 14 Jan 13

Mubarak moved to army hospital after fall

Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian strongman ousted last year after 30 years in power, has been moved to an army hospital from a prison hospital today following a fall.

News • 27 Dec 12

Egypt's president pardons political prisoners

Egypt's President Mohammed Mursi has pardoned all political prisoners detained since the start of protests that toppled Hosni Mubarak last year.

News • 08 Oct 12

Former Egyptian intelligence chief dies in US

Former Egyptian intelligence chief Omar Suleiman has died in the United States while undergoing medical tests.

News • 19 Jul 12

Mubarak on life support after stroke

Egypt's Hosni Mubarak is in a coma on life support at a Cairo hospital after suffering a stroke in prison, medical and military sources have reported.

News • 20 Jun 12

Uncertainty over Hosni Mubarak's condition

There have been conflicting reports from Egypt over the health status of ousted leader Hosni Mubarak.

News • 19 Jun 12

Protesters gather in Cairo's Tahrir Square

Protests in Egypt after Mubarak's sentencing

Thousands of people have gathered in Cairo to protest against the verdicts on Egypt's former President Hosni Mubarak and his co-defendants.

News • 03 Jun 12

Officials open a ballot box to count the votes at a polling station in Cairo

Legal challenge to validity of Egyptian elections

Leftist candidate Hamdeen Sabahy will file an appeal for Egypt's presidential election to be suspended because of alleged voting irregularities and a pending case over former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq's right to stand.

News • 28 May 12

Egyptian soldiers carrying boxes containing voting ballots in the capital Cairo

No clear leader as 50m Egyptians vote in elections

Up to 50 million Egyptians went to the polls in free elections for the first time in their history.

News • 23 May 12

Egypt's electoral commission has reversed its decision on Ahmed Shafiq

Egypt commission reverses Shafiq electoral ban

Egypt's electoral commission has reversed a decision to bar ousted leader Hosni Mubarak's last prime minister from running in the 23 May presidential election.

News • 26 Apr 12

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