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Old 07-03-2013, 05:17 PM   #23
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Originally Posted by blankall View Post
Historically, the military has ruled Egypt...

It was the military that overthrew the monarchy in the 1950s. Somehow the country never made the transition to a democracy, and the military party that originally overthrew the monarchy remained in power.

That being said, the army did relinquish power and hold elections last time, when Mubarak was ousted.
I was always curious how that worked, only ever have read bits and pieces in news stories and anything I remember from way back in high school.
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