Timeline: Transition in Egypt

Key events leading up to the first presidential election since the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak.

Jan. 25, 2011	Egyptians protest against the regime Tens of thousands of Egyptians take to the streets of Cairo and other cities in an unprecedented outburst of protest against the regime of President Hosni Mubarak. Egypt's unstable regime
Feb. 11, 2011	Mubarak officially resigns After 18 days of anti-government demonstrations, Vice President Omar Suleiman announces on television that Mubarak has officially resigned and assigned power to the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces. Suleiman announces Mubarak's decision
March 5, 2011	Protesters storm investigations agency headquarters Hundreds of protesters storm the headquarters of Egypt's widely feared State Security Investigations agency in Cairo and begin sifting through thousands of potentially inflammatory documents, marking another step toward dismantling Mubarak’s administration. State Security HQ overrun in Cairo
Aug. 3, 2011	Mubarak trial begins The trial of Mubarak on corruption charges begins in a Cairo courtroom. Mubarak trial a ‘decisive moment’ for Egypt
Nov. 22, 2011	Tantawi announces parliamentary elections date The head of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, Field Marshal Mohammed Hussein Tantawi, confirms that parliamentary elections will take place on Nov. 28 as planned, and promises that a civilian president will be elected in June 2012. As protests rage, Egypt’s military tries to reassert its role
Nov. 28, 2011	Egyptians come out to vote Egyptians vote in surprisingly large numbers, looking past more than a week of violence and political unrest to show their faith that ballots cast in the first election since the ouster of Mubarak could put their country on the path to democratic rule. Egyptians vote in droves as historic elections begin
Dec. 30, 2011	Police raid pro-democracy groups Egypt’s police raid U.S.-backed pro-democracy groups, drawing criticism from Washington, which hints it could review its $1.3 billion of military aid to Egypt. Egyptian security forces raid offices of U.S., other democracy groups Egyptian military gambles by raiding pro-democracy groups
Jan. 7, 2012	Islamist parties lead in elections Islamist parties secure a majority of seats in the lower house of Egypt’s first post-revolution parliament, setting the stage for intensive political dealmaking before the legislature meets at the end of the month. Islamists secure lead in Egypt's parliamentary elections
March 31, 2012	Muslim Brotherhood announces presidential candidate The Muslim Brotherhood announces at a news conference that Khairat el-Shater will be the candidate of its political wing, as a rift grows between the Islamist group and the country’s ruling military leaders. Muslim Brotherhood nominates presidential candidate
April 14, 2012	Election commission disqualifies 10 candidates Egypt’s presidential election commission rules 10 of the 23 presidential hopefuls ineligible, triggering irate reactions from factions that could mobilize mass protests and raising the prospect of renewed chaos that could mar the country’s first democratic presidential election. 10 presidential candidates disqualified in Egypt
May 10, 2012	Candidates battle in a televised debate In the first televised presidential debate in Egypt’s history, the country’s two top-rated candidates battle over the role of Islam and policy toward Israel. Top two contenders participate in Egypt's first presidential debate