Egypt

Hosni Mubarak

Initial Rise to Power

Hosni Mubarak came into power after the Egyptian president Anwar Sadat was assonated in 1981. Mubarak was very a very close political partner with Sadat and openly supported his political beliefs. He continued on with the majority of Sadat’s political theories, and was always opposing major changes in political theories even when pressures came form the United States. Every six years, Mubarak stages what some believe is a staged election, there are no international advisors allowed.

Loss of the Peoples Support.

The president of Egypt always one his “democratic” elections by staggering majorities and once he instituted an “emergency law” that led to uncalled for diminishment of rights and sudden random imprisonment, it seemed that the citizens of Egypt had finally had enough of the leaders crooked ways. On January 25th 2011, Egyptians took the streets in a unified effort to protest his rule

Mubarak was originally contested when he was accused for his lack of commitment to democracy by former American leaders George W. Bush and Condoleezza Rice, although he did remain to be an important U.S ally in the during the war in Iraq. The massive group that was protesting the Mubarak rule in Cairo’s Tahrir Square was so large that it could be seen from outer space. After several days of the protests Mubarak appeared on a national television broadcast where he expressed to the people of Egypt that he would not seek reelection. However he also expressed that he would continue to live and eventually die on Egyptian soil.

To What Extent should the Government Ignore the Will of the People.

What the average citizen is ultimately concerned about when it comes to the government is a representative that will stand up for their rights and make their lives better in the future. If a government fails to do this, they will most likely prove to be unsuccessful in their pursuit to continue governing over the populous. Unless the government is unfairly elected like in the case of Hosni Mubarak, the former president of Egypt. When he ignored the peoples will and interests, he ended up causing a major uprising and was eventually forced out of office. It is understandable that in some situations a government may be forced to ignore the will of the people and take immediate action when faced with a dire situation or threat, but in most cases there methods would ultimately benefit the people in the end. When a government does not take into consideration the will of the people it is almost certain that the people will find a way to obtain the government that they feel like they deserve. In Conclusion, I feel it is in the best interest of all parties to take great consideration into what the people want and deserve.

Bibliography

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12301713

http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/m/hosni_mubarak/index.html