Treyfish
Moderator
June 19, 2012
Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, the man long seen as the symbol of stability in the Middle East but who was ousted in a popular uprising, has died after suffering a stroke in prison. He was 84.
Egypt's state news agency announced his death late Tuesday.
Mubarak ruled Egypt for almost 30 years until he was swept from power in an 18-day wave of mass protests in February 2011.
The son of a justice ministry official, he rose through the ranks of the Egyptian Air Force, eventually becoming commander:tiphat: http://www.voanews.com/content/egypt-mubarak-dead-at-84/1213148.html
Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, the man long seen as the symbol of stability in the Middle East but who was ousted in a popular uprising, has died after suffering a stroke in prison. He was 84.
Egypt's state news agency announced his death late Tuesday.
Mubarak ruled Egypt for almost 30 years until he was swept from power in an 18-day wave of mass protests in February 2011.
The son of a justice ministry official, he rose through the ranks of the Egyptian Air Force, eventually becoming commander:tiphat: http://www.voanews.com/content/egypt-mubarak-dead-at-84/1213148.html