Supreme Council of the Armed Forces
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The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) is a governing council of senior military officers in Egypt. It took over the governance of Egypt in February 2011 after the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak. The SCAF issued an interim constitutional declaration in March 2011, incorporating provisions from the previous constitution and new measures for more open elections and presidential term limits. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, a prominent military officer, became Egypt's de facto leader in July 2013 after the SCAF removed President Mohamed Morsi from power. Sisi was subsequently elected president in 2014.12
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EgyptGovernment and society…March 30, 2011, by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (Egypt’s interim military government). It incorporated provisions from the 1971 constitution as well as new measures, approved by referendum in March 2011, to make elections more open, impose presidential term limits, and restrict the use of emergency laws. The…
Read More…March 30, 2011, by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (Egypt’s interim military government). It incorporated provisions from the 1971 constitution as well as new measures, approved by referendum in March 2011, to make elections more open, impose presidential term limits, and restrict the use of emergency laws. The…
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…down as president, leaving the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, composed of Egypt’s highest-ranking military officers, to administer the country’s affairs. The announcement was met with jubilation among the crowds of protesters in Cairo.
Read More…down as president, leaving the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, composed of Egypt’s highest-ranking military officers, to administer the country’s affairs. The announcement was met with jubilation among the crowds of protesters in Cairo.
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