Photos: Uprising in Egypt

After a week of protests which saw several violent clashes between police and demonstrators, longtime Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, 82, announced Tuesday that he would not run for another term when elections are held later this year.

Egypt's President Mubarak Resigns - After weeks of nonviolent citizen protests that gained global attention, Egypt’s longtime President Hosni Mubarak stepped down on Friday. Vice president Omar Suleiman announced on Egyptian television that day that Mubarak had handed over power to the nation’s military.

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Not Seeking Another Term - After a week of protests which saw several violent clashes between police and demonstrators, longtime Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, 82, announced Tuesday that he would not run for another term when elections are held later this year. Though hundreds of thousands took to the streets of Cairo in the days leading up to the announcement demanding his immediate resignation, Mubarak insists the protests had nothing to do with his decision.

The U.S. Response - Under Mubarak’s leadership, Egypt was one of the United States’ few Arab allies, so the widely publicized protests against him put the U.S. in a tough position.  According to reports though, the White House did urge Mubarak behind the scenes not to seek re-election. After Tuesday’s announcement, President Obama called for a smooth transition to a new government in a speech from the White House.

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The U.S. Response - Under Mubarak’s leadership, Egypt was one of the United States’ few Arab allies, so the widely publicized protests against him put the U.S. in a tough position. According to reports though, the White House did urge Mubarak behind the scenes not to seek re-election. After Tuesday’s announcement, President Obama called for a smooth transition to a new government in a speech from the White House.

Still Angry - Protestors, who had been calling for President Mubarak to step down immediately, reacted angrily to his address as they watched it on a screen in Cairo’s Tahrir Square. “Leave, leave!” they chanted as some held up their shoes to the screen in insult. Wednesday morning, protestors remained with hundreds more coming to join them.

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Still Angry - Protestors, who had been calling for President Mubarak to step down immediately, reacted angrily to his address as they watched it on a screen in Cairo’s Tahrir Square. “Leave, leave!” they chanted as some held up their shoes to the screen in insult. Wednesday morning, protestors remained with hundreds more coming to join them.

Army to Protestors: Go Home - With thousands of protestors still refusing to leave Cairo, the Egyptian army issued a plea on Wednesday morning for a return to normalcy in the nation. “Your message has arrived, your demands became known,” said an army spokesman. “We ask you to go home not because we are a superior power. We ask you kindly.”

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Army to Protestors: Go Home - With thousands of protestors still refusing to leave Cairo, the Egyptian army issued a plea on Wednesday morning for a return to normalcy in the nation. “Your message has arrived, your demands became known,” said an army spokesman. “We ask you to go home not because we are a superior power. We ask you kindly.”

Protests Continue in Cairo - Despite President Hosni Mubarak's announcement that he wouldn't run for re-election in September, thousands of protesters continued to pack central Cairo Friday demanding he step down immediately. The relatively peaceful protests took an ugly turn towards the middle of the week after clashes between anti-government demonstrators and pro-Mubarak supporters.

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The Uprising - The demonstrations were sparked Jan. 25 by a smaller protest in front of the Supreme Court building. Protesters called for Mubarak, who has been in power for 30 years, to step down. Since last week, protests in capital city Cairo grew each day by the thousands, and often resulted in confrontations with the police. Public discontent had been growing over the past several months, as shown by smaller protests over food prices, poverty, police brutality and alleged government corruption.

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Clashes - Deadly confrontations between the protestors and the nation’s security officials have left at least 300 people dead, and hundreds more arrested.

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Clashes - Deadly confrontations between the protestors and the nation’s security officials have left at least 300 people dead, and hundreds more arrested.

U.S. Citizens in Egypt - Americans visiting Egypt were urged to leave by the State Department and the government has actively been chartering flights to get citizens out of the nation. On Monday, 1,200 Americans were flown out of the nation.

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U.S. Citizens in Egypt - Americans visiting Egypt were urged to leave by the State Department and the government has actively been chartering flights to get citizens out of the nation. On Monday, 1,200 Americans were flown out of the nation.

Internet Blackout - Not long after the protests started social networking sites Facebook and Twitter – a vital part of the protesters’ organizing- were blocked in Egypt. Then, internet access in the nation was shut down completely. On Wednesday, a day after Mubarak’s announcement, internet access was restored.  So cautious about seeing a digital uprising of their own, China blocked searches for “Egypt” in Google.

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Internet Blackout - Not long after the protests started social networking sites Facebook and Twitter – a vital part of the protesters’ organizing- were blocked in Egypt. Then, internet access in the nation was shut down completely. On Wednesday, a day after Mubarak’s announcement, internet access was restored. So cautious about seeing a digital uprising of their own, China blocked searches for “Egypt” in Google.

Last Year's Elections - In addition to the nation’s high poverty, tensions between citizens and the government worsened in November with disputed parliamentary elections. The opposition, the Muslim Brotherhood (pictured here in protest), called the poll fraudulent, with stories of widespread disenfranchisement, ballot box stuffing, and more being circulated. There were also reports of voters for the president’s ruling National Democratic Party receiving bribes.

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Last Year's Elections - In addition to the nation’s high poverty, tensions between citizens and the government worsened in November with disputed parliamentary elections. The opposition, the Muslim Brotherhood (pictured here in protest), called the poll fraudulent, with stories of widespread disenfranchisement, ballot box stuffing, and more being circulated. There were also reports of voters for the president’s ruling National Democratic Party receiving bribes.

Middle East Uprisings - In North Africa’s Tunisia, violent protests led to another longtime President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali stepping down and fleeing to Saudi Arabia in January. Jordan's King Abdullah II fired his entire cabinet and prime minister on Tuesday after citizen protests in that country. Yemen’s leader President Ali Abdullah Saleh (pictured) recently announced he wouldn’t seek re-election in 2013 and handed out emergency financial assistance to 500,000. And in Syria there has been a campaign online to rally

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Middle East Uprisings - In North Africa’s Tunisia, violent protests led to another longtime President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali stepping down and fleeing to Saudi Arabia in January. Jordan's King Abdullah II fired his entire cabinet and prime minister on Tuesday after citizen protests in that country. Yemen’s leader President Ali Abdullah Saleh (pictured) recently announced he wouldn’t seek re-election in 2013 and handed out emergency financial assistance to 500,000. And in Syria there has been a campaign online to rally