Alex Majoli
義大利,Magnum Photos for Newsweek
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2月10日,在埃及首都開羅的解放廣場,示威群眾對一場電視轉播的演說做出回應。一反原先預期,總統穆巴拉克在這場演說中聲明拒絕下台。從一月底開始,針對執政已達30年之久的穆氏政權發起的抗議行動在全國各地連番登場。解放廣場在抗議行動中扮演核心角色,情勢也日益緊張。此刻在廣場上集結的群眾早已開始為這場他們預料中的辭職演說大肆慶祝。在穆巴拉克宣布繼續執政後,埃及各地的抗議行動不但數量增加,程度也更顯激烈。最後,在2月11日晚間6點,副總統蘇雷曼宣布穆巴拉克已辭去職務,將權力移交給軍方的埃及武裝部隊最高委員會。為回應抗議者的要求,最高委員會下令解散國會並中止憲法,並宣布軍方會接掌政權六個月或直到下次大選舉行。
Alex Majoli
Italy, Magnum Photos for Newsweek
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Demonstrators on Tahrir Square, Cairo, react to a televised speech on 10 February, in which contrary to prior expectations, Egypt’s president Hosni Mubarak said he would not give up power. Since late January, protests against Mubarak’s 30-year-old regime had been held nationwide, with Tahrir Square as an increasingly volatile focal point. Crowds gathering in the square were already celebrating what they thought would be a resignation speech. Following Mubarak’s declaration that he would remain, the number and intensity of demonstrations increased across the country. Eventually, at 18.00 on 11 February, Vice-President Suleiman announced that Mubarak had resigned, handing leadership over to the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces. In response to demonstrators’ demands, the Supreme Council dissolved parliament and suspended the constitution, declaring that it would hold power for six months, or until elections could be held.