Egypt’s Armed Forces announced on Wednesday July 03,2013 that Mohamed Morsy had been ousted as the country’s president following days of massive protests
In a televised address to the nation, Egyptian Armed Forces Commander in
Chief Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi announced that the head of the country’s
Supreme Constitutional Court would be acting as president, supported by a
national unity government until early elections are held.
The head of the Egyptian army has appeared live on television, announcing the suspension of the constitution.
General Abdul Fattah Al-Sisi, flanked by religious and military leaders, said the chief justice of constitutional court would take the powers of the presidency.
His announcement means President Mohammed Morsi is no longer in power.
The move follows four days of mass street protests against Mr Morsi, and an ultimatum issued by the military which expired on Wednesday afternoon.
Gehad el-Haddad, a spokesman for the Muslim Brotherhood party, said Morsi was under house arrest at a Presidential Guard facility where he had been residing, and 12 presidential aides also were under house arrest.
After Gen Sisi's address, both Pope Tawadros II - the head of the Coptic Church - and leading opposition figure Mohammed ElBaradei made short televised speeches about the new roadmap for Egypt's future which they had agreed with the army.
Opposition leader and former Arab League chief Amr Moussa told AFP news agency that consultations for a government and reconciliation "will start from now"
State-run al-Ahram newspaper reported that arrest warrants had been issued for 300 leaders and members of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Adly Mansour (C)Egypt's chief justice and head of the Supreme Constitutional Court, speaks at his swearing in ceremony as the nation's interim president in Cairo, July 4, 2013, a day after the army ousted Mohamed Morsi as head of state
Cairo’s Tahrir Square exploded with joy and fireworks were fired in Tahrir Square
Mohammad Morsy, who became Egypt’s first democratically elected president in June
2012, had vowed to stay in office at any cost, raising fears about
wider street violence between his backers and opponents.
The opposition had accused Mohammad Morsy of focusing on power and failing to improve economic and social conditions, more than two years after the revolution that forced Hosni Mubarak to step down
The USA expressed concern at the ouster of Mohamed Morsi on Wednesday July 3,2013and called for a swift return to democracy, as did the European Union
Kuwait's ruler, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, was quoted as praising Egypt's armed forces for the "positive and historic role" they played in preserving stability.
Qatar, the only Gulf Arab state that backed Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood, welcomed the new leader Adly Mansouron Thursday July 4,2013
The 54-nation African Union was likely to suspend Egypt for allowing "unconstitutional change", a senior AU source told
Iran, which sought to repair its strained ties with Egypt after Morsi's election a year ago, gave a guarded response, calling for the people's "legitimate demands" to be fulfilled and warning of "foreign and enemy opportunism".
Syria, fighting to crush a two-year-old uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, urged Morsi to step down on Wednesday and realize "that the overwhelming majority of the Egyptian people reject him,"
The head of the Egyptian army has appeared live on television, announcing the suspension of the constitution.
General Abdul Fattah Al-Sisi, flanked by religious and military leaders, said the chief justice of constitutional court would take the powers of the presidency.
His announcement means President Mohammed Morsi is no longer in power.
The move follows four days of mass street protests against Mr Morsi, and an ultimatum issued by the military which expired on Wednesday afternoon.
Gehad el-Haddad, a spokesman for the Muslim Brotherhood party, said Morsi was under house arrest at a Presidential Guard facility where he had been residing, and 12 presidential aides also were under house arrest.
After Gen Sisi's address, both Pope Tawadros II - the head of the Coptic Church - and leading opposition figure Mohammed ElBaradei made short televised speeches about the new roadmap for Egypt's future which they had agreed with the army.
Opposition leader and former Arab League chief Amr Moussa told AFP news agency that consultations for a government and reconciliation "will start from now"
State-run al-Ahram newspaper reported that arrest warrants had been issued for 300 leaders and members of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Adly Mansour (C)Egypt's chief justice and head of the Supreme Constitutional Court, speaks at his swearing in ceremony as the nation's interim president in Cairo, July 4, 2013, a day after the army ousted Mohamed Morsi as head of state
The opposition had accused Mohammad Morsy of focusing on power and failing to improve economic and social conditions, more than two years after the revolution that forced Hosni Mubarak to step down
The USA expressed concern at the ouster of Mohamed Morsi on Wednesday July 3,2013and called for a swift return to democracy, as did the European Union
Kuwait's ruler, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, was quoted as praising Egypt's armed forces for the "positive and historic role" they played in preserving stability.
Qatar, the only Gulf Arab state that backed Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood, welcomed the new leader Adly Mansouron Thursday July 4,2013
The 54-nation African Union was likely to suspend Egypt for allowing "unconstitutional change", a senior AU source told
Iran, which sought to repair its strained ties with Egypt after Morsi's election a year ago, gave a guarded response, calling for the people's "legitimate demands" to be fulfilled and warning of "foreign and enemy opportunism".
Syria, fighting to crush a two-year-old uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, urged Morsi to step down on Wednesday and realize "that the overwhelming majority of the Egyptian people reject him,"
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