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Look back at Egypt’s ousted former president Hosni Mubarak’s 30 years ruling – in pictures
Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak died in Cairo on Tuesday aged 91. He ruled the North African country from 1981 until he was forced out amid the mass protests of the Arab Spring in 2011.
May 4, 1928: Born in the village of Menufiyah in the Nile Delta. Image: AFP
1950: Undergoes military studies before joining the air force. Image: AFP
1972: Chief of staff of the air force, serving also as minister of military affairs. Image: AFP
April 1975: Named Egyptian vice president. Image: AFP
1978: Becomes vice president of the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP). Image: AFP
October 1981: Succeeds President Anwar Sadat, who is assassinated on October 6 in Cairo by jihadists. Image: AFP
February 11, 2011: After 30 years in power, is forced to stand down following an 18-day revolt as Arab Spring protests sweep the region. Image: AFP
June 2012: Sentenced to life in prison over the deaths of protesters. A retrial is ordered. Image: AFP
January 2016: The appeals court confirms a three-year prison sentence for Mubarak and his two sons, Alaa and Gamal, for corruption. Image: AFP
March 2017: Mubarak acquitted by appeals court over the deaths of protesters and freed from a Cairo military hospital where he has spent much of his detention since 2011. Image: AFP
February 25, 2020: Mubarak dies in Cairo military hospital. Image: AFP
