Morsi's presidency
June 30, 2012
Morsi takes office.
President-elect Mohammed Morsi of Egypt addressed tens of thousands of supporters in Tahrir Square, in Cairo, Egypt, on Friday, June 29, 2012. | James Lawler Duggan/MCT
August
Morsi strips military of say in legislation and drafting the new constitution.
November
Morsi declares himself above the judiciary; sets a Dec. 15 vote on constitution whose legitimacy is disputed; hundreds of thousands protest.
December 11
Supporters of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi rally in support for the new constitution on Tuesday, December 11, 2012, in the Nasr City neighborhood of Cairo, Egypt. | Ariana Drehsler/MCT
December 15
Egyptians turn out to vote Saturday, December 15, 2012, in Cairo, Egypt, on the controversial, Islamist-backed constitution. | Amru Salahuddien/Xinhua/Zuma Press/MCT
January 2013
Protests in Tahrir Square against Morsi on the second anniversary of the start of the revolt against former President Hosni Mubarak
Tear gas fills the air as protesters attempt to take down part of a wall on Qasr el Aini street during Friday's gathering for the anniversary of the revolution. Tens of thousands of Egyptians protested Friday, January 25, 2013 in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, against the Islamist-led government's failure to fix the economy and heal the politically divided nation two years after the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak. | Keith Lane/MCT
February
Morsi schedules elections for new lower house of parliament to begin in April; election postponed
March
Protests continue in Port Said and other cities for weeks, with dozens dying in clashes; some police units go on strike
Members and supporters of Cairo, Egypt's football club Ultras Al-Ahly celebrate on Saturday, March 9, 2013, following the Egyptian court's verdict in the Port Said trial, which confirmed the death sentences of 21 people stemming from a 2012 soccer riot. The ruling also acquitted seven police officers of their alleged roles in the incident. | Keith Lane/MCT
May
Morsi reshuffles Cabinet, bringing in more ministers from the Muslim Brotherhood
A police officer walks past the anti government graffiti written on the wall of the prosecutor's office. in Cairo, Egypt. Much of the graffiti protests the prosecutor's decision to charge Egyptians with insulting the president, blasphemy and trying to overthrow the regime. | Amina Ismail/MCT
June
Demonstrators accuse Muslim Brotherhood of hijacking revolution and using electoral victories to monopolize power and impose Islamic law
June 30
Millions of demonstrators demand Morsi’s resignation
Several thousand opposition protesters gather in Cairo, Egypt's Tahrir Square Wednesday night, June 30, 2013, to listen to President Mohammed Morsi's speech. | Keith Lane/MCT
July 1
With protestors still in the streets, military warns it will intervene
Some tens of thousands of supports of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi gather outside the Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, June 21, 2013. ahead of the planned opposition march on June 30. | Keith Lane/MCT
July 3
Military took control of the country, suspending the constitution and asking for new parliamentary elections
Sources:McClatchy, Reuters, AP, BBC
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