past present future what shall be the nature of Eygpt

To day the Egypt’s youth are playing a major role in the anti-government demonstrations in Egypt. The youth of Egypt is chanting out for democracy and that they have had enough with Hosni Mubarak’s regime for over 30 years now. Lets look past at Egypt’s government policy to understand their power of regime until today.

Egypt’s first president to be was Gamal Abd un Nasır in year 1950, he introduced new political system, it was called Arab socialism, he was a revolutionist to drive out the English colony who ruled over Egypt for 72 years. After his death in year 1970 his nation looked past on what he had given, he introduced a new political system, it was called Arab socialism, with a one-party system and with Islam as its official religion he is a man who stood up to the West and lead his country from a poor slaved British Colony to a Free Progressing Nation. Nasser instituted an economic system that was communist in everything but name. He nationalized industries and drafted a five-year plan aimed at self-sufficiency through industrialization. He transformed the agricultural system, ending generations of pseudo-serfdom for Egypt’s poor. He brought education, health care and urban services such as electricity to areas far beyond Cairo and Alexandria. Egyptian parents no longer had to dream of free education for their children. For a time it seemed that Nasser’s economic system had finally brought economic justice to Egypt’s poor. For that he was known for his Arab dignity after the long humiliation of Western domination.

Egypt’s second president was Anwar El Sedat, he came into power by military coupe. He ruled in power for 11 years in year 1970. He chose a liberal policy and disseveration in economics. In order to do so he made important changes in the council. His death came with an assassination in year 1981 by two fanatic Islamic fundamentalist organizations jammat members, who opposed to the peace treaty with Israel.

After the sudden death of Anwar EL Saadet, Hosni Mubarack was appointed president. The Egypt Politics comprised of a semi-presidential republic in which the President of Egypt was in both the head of state and government. Mubarak combated Egypt's most pressing problems, unemployment and a struggling economy. He increased the production of affordable housing, clothing, furniture, and medicine. He also kept a tight rein on his officials, firing ministers at the first hint of scandal and fining parliamentary legislators for unnecessary absences. Egyptian voters overwhelmingly endorsed Mubarak for a fourth six-year term in office, there is the left wing, there are the reformists, there are the Islamic there are the youth of Egypt who has had enough with the Egyptian elections because they say it is completely fake, one of the activist shouted out loudly; it takes two months to sort out the votes and until that day we dig up the torn votes from garbage if there were to be democracy we should not wait at least two months to learn out that Mubarack is president again, Previous presidents of Egypt Gamal Nasser- Anwar El Sedat servied until they died, in that sense Mubaracks coming down is unprecedented. But a prolongation of the uncertainty of Mubarack ruling in to old age, unable to govern dynamically, may be worse then the alternatives. We have waited in deliberate patient but now we shall not!! Chanted the activist; we want democracy!! And it should be given to us today!!  As they chant out in Tahrir square and also in Suez and Alexandria; they say they don’t want Mubarack in another election or now! He should resign immediately! If Mubarack does not resign until Friday the determined protestors are going to march to the presidency palace. Will the Egyptian youth get what they want? Or will they have to wait until the elections in September? Let’s wait and see.
Tuğçe Birgen

02.02.2011