A New Egypt!

Question

Congratulations to Egyptians today!!! Mubarak has left!

I'm not even Egyptian, yet I feel so euphoric!! - Seb79, Feb 11, 2011

Answer 1

Hm... El poder queda en manos de los militares. Ojalá Egipto no haya salido de la sartén para caer en el fuego, o más folclóricamente: ¡salido de Guatemala para caer en Guatepeor!

Bien dicho y, ademas, bien pensado! - bomberapolaca, Feb 11, 2011

Lo que has dicho es verdad y estoy de acuerdo..... - Seb79, Feb 11, 2011

Yo tambien - ian-hill, Feb 11, 2011

está bien escrito? asi se dice folkloric? (estoy de acuerdo) - margaretbl, Feb 11, 2011

Si, "folclórico", de folclor, ó folcore (ambas versiones están aceptadas por el DRAE). - Gekkosan, Feb 11, 2011

Answer 2

Sí...comparto tu alegría, claro que sí, pero hay un dicho en inglés que dice: Don't count your chickens before they are hatched. Ojalá los Hermanos Musulmanes, los militares y algunos países musulmanes no hagan este acontecimiento una causa perdida.... Vamos a ver y espero que todo salga bien!

Yep...but right now, is about the here and now. Celebrations!!!! ;) - Seb79, Feb 11, 2011

Right! - bomberapolaca, Feb 11, 2011

Answer 3

I hope they can create a government that serves the people rather than stealing from them.

Yes me too!! We're a part of history!! This is the Berlin wall moment of the middle eastern world!!! - Seb79, Feb 11, 2011

Well, may I kindly remind you that there was also the 1985 groundbreaking event in Poland ") - bomberapolaca, Feb 11, 2011

I can hope we can do the same in the US.- Create a government that serves rather than steals. - Ron_Austin, Feb 11, 2011

Ron their is corruption everywhere it is the degree of corruption..... - margaretbl, Feb 11, 2011

Answer 4

I had a bad day today...

Hehehe :) - Seb79, Feb 11, 2011

I might lose my life "savings" too. - ian-hill, Feb 11, 2011

I wish, I wish - margaretbl, Feb 11, 2011

Answer 5

President Mubarak has left and now it will be time for a new government.

In the recent history of Egypt, there have been 4 presidents.

Mohamed Naguib Yousef Qotp Elkashlan was the 1st president

Gamal Abdel Nasser played the most important role in the Revolution of 1952 which overthrew King Farouk. He was extremely interested in Pan-Arabism. Lake Nasser was named in honor of his name.

Anwar El Sadat, the only one who has been assassinated. Gaining Sinai, peace with Israel may be the greatest he did.

Hosni Mubarak, whose term is the longest. Played an important role in Arab-Israel conflict, made Egypt become an important ally of the US in the Middle East (besides Israel, Saudi Arabia)

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Nasser and El Sadat were also Presidents of the United Arab Republic (which was a combination of Egypt and Syria in time of Nasser, but only Egypt in time of El Sadat)

Thanks for the history lesson. - JoyceM, Feb 13, 2011

Answer 6

Felicitaciones al pueblo Egipcio!

Muchas gracias Joe :) - Dua_Cairo, Feb 13, 2011

Answer 7

Thank you seb . Now I can say that {I'm proud of being Egyptian } because we proved to the whole world that The Egyptians are not weak but Egyptians have the ability , strength and determination to do anything they want .

Answer 8

Thanks Seb!

People in El-Tahrir are very very happy all Egypt is still celebrating

Even thought some people are worried about the future.

Go Egypt!

None could believe that a small group on Face Book can do this!

Answer 9

According to one interpretation that I found interesting, Egypt's being a second country of revolution in the middle east after Iran might be a political balance strategy covertly supported by the western powers.

But still I believe this has been a good change and I hope it will make my Egyptian sisters and brothers happy in the long term.

Answer 10

I think any and all Presidents (or any other form of political leader) that has been in power for more than 8 years should be driven from power.

I am not from the USA but their Founding fathers knew what they were doing with a limit of 8 years.

There are many examples of leaders in power for too long going "mad".

Hitler - Stalin - Ceaucescu - Mugabe - just to mention a few.

Those countries who do no comply should be refused access to the UN.

There was consideration of electing a president for life in the US. It was G. Washington who started the tradition of serving no more than 8 years. It didn't become law until FDR died during his third term. It was ratified in 1951. - Leatha, Feb 13, 2011

4th term - lorenzo9, Feb 13, 2011

My USA history is obviously not what it should be. But FDR was a "special" case - right? Had it happened before? - ian-hill, Feb 13, 2011

Answer 11

I truly hope this works out well for the people of Egypt, but world powers have a history of not allowing true democracy to occur.