2013 Egyptian coup d'état | |||||
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Mohamed Morsi (President of Egypt) Hesham Qandil (Prime Minister of Egypt) Saad El-Katatni (Chairman of the FJP) Mohammed Badie (Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood) Khairat el-Shater (Deputy Chairman of the Muslim Brotherhood) |
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Deputy PM and Minister of Defense) Sedki Sobhi (Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces) Mohamed Ibrahim (Minister of Interior) |
Helicopter view of the protesters |
President Mohamed Morsi deposed by the Egyptian army
On 3 July 2013, Egyptian army chief General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi led a coalition to remove the President of Egypt, Mohamed Morsi, from power and suspended the Egyptian constitution. The move came after the military's ultimatum for the government to "resolve its differences" with protesters during widespread national protests. The military arrested Morsi and Muslim Brotherhood leaders, and declared Chief Justice of the Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt Adly Mansour as the interim president of Egypt. The announcement was followed by demonstrations and clashes between supporters and opponents of the move throughout Egypt. The military's action was supported by the Grand Sheikh of Al Azhar Ahmed el-Tayeb, the Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II and opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei.