February 1 2011 million-man march

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The February 1, 2011 million-man march was a massive anti-government demonstration in Cairo’s Tahrir Square during the Egyptian revolution, demanding the end of President Hosni Mubarak’s rule.

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instanceOf demonstration ⓘ
event in the Egyptian revolution of 2011 ⓘ
political event ⓘ
protest ⓘ
alsoKnownAs March of the millions (Egypt, 1 February 2011) ⓘ
Million-man march of 1 February 2011 ⓘ
approximateAttendance hundreds of thousands of people ⓘ
up to one million people (reported) ⓘ
centralLocationRole Tahrir Square as focal point of Egyptian revolution ⓘ
city Cairo ⓘ
country Egypt ⓘ
date 2011-02-01 ⓘ
demand end of emergency law in Egypt ⓘ
greater civil liberties ⓘ
political reforms in Egypt ⓘ
resignation of Hosni Mubarak ⓘ
followedBy continued mass protests in early February 2011 ⓘ
historicalSignificance one of the largest demonstrations in modern Egyptian history ⓘ
symbol of mass opposition to Hosni Mubarak’s regime ⓘ
languageOfProtestSigns Arabic ⓘ
mainGoal end of President Hosni Mubarak’s rule ⓘ
mediaCoverageBy Al Jazeera ⓘ
international news organizations ⓘ
method mass street protest ⓘ
peaceful demonstration (predominantly) ⓘ
sit-in ⓘ
notableParticipant Egyptian pro-democracy activists ⓘ
ordinary Egyptian citizens ⓘ
opposedTo Hosni Mubarak government ⓘ
linked to: Egyptian government
organizedBy Egyptian opposition activists ⓘ
various Egyptian opposition groups ⓘ
youth movements in Egypt ⓘ
partOf Egyptian revolution of 2011 ⓘ
place Tahrir Square ⓘ
politicalContext Arab Spring ⓘ
precededBy January 25 2011 protests in Egypt ⓘ
relatedEvent resignation of Hosni Mubarak on 11 February 2011 ⓘ
result heightened international attention to the Egyptian revolution ⓘ
increased pressure on Hosni Mubarak to resign ⓘ
strengthening of the Egyptian protest movement ⓘ
securityResponseBy Egyptian security forces ⓘ
slogan The people want the fall of the regime ⓘ
timePeriod early phase of the 2011 Egyptian revolution ⓘ
triggeredBy corruption in Egypt ⓘ
economic hardship in Egypt ⓘ
police brutality in Egypt ⓘ
popular discontent with authoritarian rule in Egypt ⓘ
typeOfLocation urban public square ⓘ

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January 25 Uprising → significantEvent → February 1 2011 million-man march ⓘ
February 1 2011 million-man march → alsoKnownAs → Million-man march of 1 February 2011 ⓘ
linked to: February 1 2011 million-man march