2013 Egyptian coup d'état

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The 2013 Egyptian coup d'état was the military overthrow of President Mohamed Morsi that led to a change of government and the rise of military-backed rule in Egypt.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf coup d'état
military intervention in politics
political event
country Egypt
endDate 2013-07-03
followedBy 2013 Egyptian constitutional declaration
2014 Egyptian presidential election
Rabaa massacre
hasCause Tamarod petition campaign
mass protests against Mohamed Morsi
political polarization in Egypt after 2011 revolution
installedHeadOfState Adly Mansour
installedOffice interim president of Egypt
internationalReaction African Union suspended Egypt
Qatar
surface form: "Qatar criticized the overthrow of Morsi"

Saudi Arabia welcomed the change of government
United States expressed concern and avoided labeling it a coup
location Cairo
Rabaa al-Adawiya Square
Tahrir Square
mediaCoverage extensive international media coverage
militaryLeader Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
opposedBy Muslim Brotherhood supporters
pro-Morsi demonstrators
overthrewGovernment presidency of Mohamed Morsi
participant Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Adly Mansour
Egyptian Armed Forces
Mohamed Morsi
Muslim Brotherhood
National Salvation Front (Egypt)
Salafi al-Nour Party
Tamarod petition campaign
surface form: "Tamarod movement"
partOf post-Arab Spring political transitions in Egypt
positionHeldByLeaderAtTime Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces
Minister of Defense of Egypt
precededBy Egyptian Revolution of 2011
surface form: "2011 Egyptian revolution"
removedFromOffice Mohamed Morsi
result crackdown on Muslim Brotherhood
designation of Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization by Egyptian authorities
deterioration of human rights situation in Egypt
dissolution of the Shura Council
establishment of interim government
mass arrests of Islamist leaders
removal of Egypt's first democratically elected president
rise of military-backed rule in Egypt
suspension of the 2012 Egyptian constitution
startDate 2013-07-03
supportedBy Coptic Orthodox Church
surface form: "Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria"

Grand Imam Ahmad al-Tayyeb
surface form: "Grand Imam of al-Azhar"

National Salvation Front (Egypt)
Tamarod petition campaign
surface form: "Tamarod movement"

Salafi al-Nour Party
surface form: "al-Nour Party"

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Mohamed Morsi event 2013 Egyptian coup d'état
this entity surface form: "2013 Egyptian coup d’état"
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi participatedIn 2013 Egyptian coup d'état
Arab Winter relatedToEvent 2013 Egyptian coup d'état
this entity surface form: "Egyptian military coup of 2013"

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