Egyptian Protest 25th January – 30th January Week One

Day One January 25th 2011 Tuesday 

 Thousands of friendly people came together to rise up against a dictatorship led by President Mubarak who has led Egypt since 1981. Everyone in 1981 trusted him to lead the country after serving in the military for a long period and reaching promotion level of Egyptian Air Chief Marshal.

 During his 30 years of  Power he has served the Egyptian people well up until recent years, he had strengthened the economy and made himself very rich in the process off the backs of the Egyptian people. 24 Million of 78 Million people survive on $2 a day and the next level of society not much more than that. The Egyptian people rose up for better working conditions, pay and freedom. Egypt became a wealthy country under Mubarak’s 30 years of power mostly because of the Suez Canal which was being used as a transport lane for oil ships, and cargo ships in fact 70% of the worlds trade travels through this canal at some stage during the year. Egypt’s second best money maker was tourism to the country because of the pyramids and the excavation projects and artifacts that were on show in Cairo. Artifacts that in 7 days from now get stolen from a museum, which the same museum in 8 days from now becomes a military base for the Egyptian Army. The third biggest money maker in the country is the smuggling tunnels from Egypt to Gaza, during the past few years during the recent conflict between Israel and Gaza, I would imagine the Government made a healthy sum for turning a blind eye.

 The Egyptian Government had been getting rich because “ with power comes great responsibility ” but over 30 years when your country is flourishing and you have your hand in so many companies on the rise, the choices you make as a president turns over millions for you every year. Would you be tempted, the good leaders would say yes, the loyal leaders that have the nation in mind would say no.