This revolution is continuation of national struggle whose brightest symbols were Ahmed Oraby,
Mostafa Kamel, and Mohamed Farid, and is a culmination of two great revolutions in our
modern history:
The 1919 revolution that had rid Egypt and the Egyptians of the British protection, established
the principle of citizenship and equality for all the people. Its leader, Saad Zaghloul, and his
successor, Mosfata El-Nahhas, in adopting democracy asserted that “Right is above power and
the nation is above government”. During this revolution, Talaat Harb laid down the cornerstone
of the national economy.
The July 23, 1952 revolution led by Gamal Abdel Nasser and embraced by the popular will
rendered true the dream of generations for independence and evacuation of foreign forces. Egypt
affirmed its Arab allegiance, opened up to its African continent and Muslim world, supported
liberation movements across continents, and took firm steps on the path of development and
social justice.
This revolution is an extension of the revolutionary march of Egyptian patriotism, and enhances
the strong bond between the Egyptian people and their national army that assumed the duty and
shouldered the responsibility of protecting the homeland, by virtue of which we achieved victory
in our greatest battles including driving off the 1956 Tripartite Aggression to defeating our defeat
through the glorious victory of October 1973 that gave President Sadat a special place in our
recent history.
Compared to major revolutions in the history of mankind, the Jan 25 – June 30 Revolution is
unique with its high density of popular participation - estimated to be in the tens of millions - and
the prominent role of youth aspiring at a brighter future. It is also unique in that the masses
transcended class and ideology divides to reach out to more expansive horizons, the people’s will
was defended by their army, and that it had the blessings of Al-Azhar and the Egyptian church.
This Revolution is further unique because of its peacefulness and ambition to achieve freedom
and social justice combined.
This revolution is both a sign and a good omen; a sign of a past that is still present and a good
omen of a future at which all humanity aspires.
The world is about to turn the last few leaves of this era that has been torn up by conflicts of
interest between the East and the West, and the North and the South; an era where disputes and
wars erupted between classes and peoples, where dangers grew threatening the existence of
mankind and life on Earth which Allah entrusted us to preserve. As humanity hopes to move
from the age of maturity to the age of wisdom to build a new world where truth and justice
prevail, and where freedoms and human rights are protected, we, Egyptians, believe that our
revolution is a resumption of our contribution to drafting a new history for humanity.
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