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2011.
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| Summary/Abstract |
After Tunisian President Ben Ali fled his country, Hosni Mubarak, Egypt's modern 'pharaoh' and ruler for 30 years, was toppled in just 18 days by a wave of popular protest. There are diverse reasons for his fall. These include economic problems caused by high population growth, high unemployment, and high inflation; social problems caused by the excessive gap between rich and poor; unfair distribution of social wealth; and political problems caused by Mubarak clinging to the presidency and his intention to hand over power to his own son. When the Tunisian revolution occurred, these were the reasons that triggered Mubarak's collapse. However, because Egypt is a regional power, the impacts of its own revolution far exceed those of Tunisia and will inevitably affect not just the region but also US strategy in the Middle East.
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