Egyptian demonstrators protest in central Cairo to demand an end to the rule of President Hosni Mubarak on Jan. 25, 2011. (Mohammed Abed/AFP/Getty Images)
Protesters took to the streets of Egypt to demand an end to President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule on Tuesday.
January 25, 2011
Egyptian authorities cracked down early Wednesday morning after thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Cairo and other cities across Egypt to demand an end to President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule in some of the largest protests to hit the nation in recent memory. Read about the protests.
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