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Events from the year 2012 in Egypt.

## Incumbents

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* President: Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (until 30 June), Mohamed Morsi (starting 30 June)
* Prime Minister: Kamal Ganzouri (until 2 August), Hesham Qandil (starting 2 August)

## Events

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### February

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* 1 February - A massive riot took place at Port Said Stadium, following a match between Al Ahly SC and Al Masry SC.[1]
* 22 February - 2012 Egyptian Shura Council election concluded with Freedom and Justice Party gaining the majority.

### March

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* 26 March – a constitutional assembly was formed to draft a new Constitution of Egypt.

### May

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* 10 May - First presidential debate was held and was broadcast live.[2]
* 23 to 24 May - First round of the 2012 Egyptian presidential election. Mohamed Morsi and Ahmed Shafik proceeding into the second round.
* 31 May - State of Emergency enacted under Hosni Mubarak's administration formally ended.[3]

### June

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* 2 June - Hosni Mubarak, former President of Egypt, was sentenced to life imprisonment.[4]
* 16 to 17 June - Second round of the 2012 Egyptian presidential election. Mohamed Morsi was elected as the fifth President of Egypt.
* 30 June - Mohamed Morsi was sworn in to the office of presidency, being the first Egyptian president to be democratically elected.[5]

### July

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* 8 July – Mohamed Morsi declared the nullification of an edict by the previous military government, and called for the return of the elected parliament.[6]

### August

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* 2 August - Hesham Qandil was sworn in as the Prime Minister of Egypt.
* 5 August – A terror attack in Sinai resulted in the death of 16 Egyptian soldiers.[7]
* 12 August – Abdel Fattah el-Sisi was appointed as the Minister of Defence.

### September

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* 11 September – Violent demonstration erupted in Egypt in reaction to Innocence of Muslims, an anti-Islamic YouTube video written by Egyptian-American writer Nakoula Basseley Nakoula.[8]
* 18 September – A Coptic Christian teacher was sentenced for six years in jail for posting drawings of Muhammad and insulting president Mohamed Morsi on Facebook.[9]
* 19 September – Egyptian Bloc, a liberal political alliance in opposition to the Muslim Brotherhood, was dissolved.
* 21 September – Three Egyptian militants crossed Egyptian-Israeli border and killed one Israeli soldier before being shot.[10]

### November

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* 17 November – A railway accident in Manfalut resulted in the death of 50 school children and one bus driver.
* 22 November – Mohamed Morsi issued a presidential decree that immunized the president's actions since taking office from any judicial review.[11]

### December

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* 13 to 22 December – A referendum over the passage of Egyptian Constitution of 2012.[12]
* 26 December – Egyptian Constitution of 2012 was signed into effect by president Mohamed Morsi.

## Deaths

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* 17 March – Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria, leader of Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria (born 1923)
* 19 July – Omar Suleiman, former Vice President of Egypt (born 1936)

## References

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1. ^ Tharoor, Ishaan (1 February 2012). "Port Said Stadium Disaster: What's Behind Egyptian Soccer's Bloodiest Day?". Time. ISSN 0040-781X. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
2. ^ Hussein, Abdel-Rahman; Whitaker, Brian; Holpuch, Amanda (10 May 2012). "Egyptian presidential election TV debate – as it happened". the Guardian. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
3. ^ Othman, Dalia (31 May 2012). "State of emergency ends, military council says will not renew". Egypt Independent. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
4. ^ Smith-Spark, Laura (2 June 2012). "For Mubarak, once Egypt's strongman, a long fall from grace". CNN. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
5. ^ Sly, Liz (30 June 2012). "Muslim Brotherhood's ascent in Egypt has profound implications for region". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
6. ^ Fahmy, Mohamed Fadel (8 July 2012). "Egyptian parliament to convene Tuesday, official says". CNN. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
7. ^ Londoño, Ernesto (5 August 2012). "Militants in Egypt kill 15 police officers in Sinai attack". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
8. ^ "Death, destruction in Pakistan amid protests tied to anti-Islam film". CNN. 21 September 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
9. ^ "Egypt jails Copt for 6 years over Facebook post insulting Muhammad". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
10. ^ "Deaths in Israel-Egypt border shootout". www.aljazeera.com. 21 September 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
11. ^ Birnbaum, Michael (22 November 2012). "Egypt's President Morsi takes sweeping new powers". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
12. ^ Kennedy, Merrit (13 December 2012). "Egypt Heads For Showdown Over New Constitution". National Public Radio. Retrieved 17 August 2023.

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