About This Lesson
In January 2011, thousands of Egyptians took to the streets because they were unhappy with the way their country was being run.
They wanted to get rid of the President, Hosni Mubarak.
For 30 years, he ruled Egypt with an iron fist. Under Mubarak's regime, poverty, unemployment and corruption were rife.
They also felt that they didn't have a say in how the country was run and that they weren't free to say what they wanted. People who criticized the government or Mr Mubarak were often punished by the government security forces.
