The
Egyptian Revolution of 2011, locally known as the
January 25 Revolution (; ), began on 25 January 2011 and was all over Egypt. It consisted of demonstrations, marches, occupations of plazas, riots, non-violent
civil resistance, acts of
civil disobedience and strikes. Millions of protesters from a range of
socio-economic and religious backgrounds demanded the overthrow of
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. The revolution included Islamic, liberal, anti-capitalist, nationalist and feminist elements. Violent clashes between security forces and protesters resulted in at least 846 people killed and over 6,000 injured. Protesters burned over 90 police stations. The protests took place in
Cairo,
Alexandria and other cities.