July 3, 2013
Mohammed Morsi is removed from power
Morsi is deposed and detained by the military. Supporters of the ousted president begin mass sit-ins demanding that he is reinstated. Brotherhood figures are arrested by the military.
July 27
Pro-Morsi sit-ins continue
Pro-Morsi sit-ins and daily demonstrations continue. Security forces clash with protesters leaving 80 dead at the two major camps.
August 11
Egyptian government cracks down on sit-ins
The Egyptian government declares it will remove the sit-ins within 24 hours.
August 14
Protesters removed by force
Security forces take action against the protesters, using armoured vehicles and bulldozers, in the deadliest massacre of Egypt’s modern history. An estimated 1,000 people are killed across the two major camps.
October 6
Further demonstrations leave 51 dead
Police mount deadly attack on pro-Morsi protest in Cairo, killing 51 demonstrators.
November 4, 2013
Morsi in first court appearance
Morsi appears in court for the first time, charged in connection to deadly violence outside his Cairo palace in December 2012.
November 4
Morsi in first court appearance
Morsi appears in court for the first time, charged in connection to deadly violence outside his Cairo palace in December 2012.
November 24
‘Unofficial’ protests criminalised
In an example of the government’s increased crackdown, ‘unofficial’ protests criminalised
December 24
Jihadist group kills security personnel
At least 12 security personnel killed as deadly blasts rock a Nile Delta security directorate. The attack is later claimed by Ansar Bayt el Maqdis, a jihadist group.
December 25
Muslim Brother blacklisted
The Muslim Brotherhood are blacklisted as a terrorist organisation.
January 24, 2014
Cairo hit by quadruple bombing, later claimed by new militant group Ajnad Misr.
January 25
Third anniversary of the revolution ends with protesters killed
At least 49 people killed as police crush protests with deadly force on the third anniversary of Egypt’s revolution.
January 24, 2015
Leftist poet killed by police
Police shoot dead leftist poet in central Cairo on the eve of the revolution’s fourth anniversary. Her death prompts rare criticism in the state media.
March 5, 2015
Mohamed Ibrahim, the interior minister, is sacked. He had overseen the bloodiest and most repressive eras in Egypt’s modern history.
April 21, 2015
Morsi is sentenced to 20 years in prison.