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Mohamed Morsi
Mohamed Mohamed Morsi Eissa Al-Ayyat was an Egyptian politician, engineer, and professor who served as the fifth president of Egypt from 2012 to 2013, when General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi removed him from office in a coup d'état after protests in June. Affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood organization, Morsi led the Freedom and Justice Party from 2011 to 2012.
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politics · President of Egypt from 2012 to 2013 · politician · engineer · university teacher · materials scientist · member of parliament · president · also Mohamed Morsi, Mohamed Al-Ayyat, Mohamed Morsy, Mohammed Morsi, Mohamed Mursi, Muhammad Morsi
Born 8 August 1951 · Died 17 June 2019 · Q4631
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s presidential election run-off. He won 51.73% of the vote, beating former PM Ahmed Shafiq, the Higher Presidential Election Commission said. Speaking later in a TV address, Mr Mursi hailed a
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2026· 12 entries
“Today, the Egyptian people laid the foundation of a new life of absolute freedom, a genuine democracy and stability,”
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“s presidential election run-off. He won 51.73% of the vote, beating former PM Ahmed Shafiq, the Higher Presidential Election Commission said. Speaking later in a TV address, Mr Mursi hailed a”
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“s presidential election The Muslim Brotherhood”
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“Morsi was keeping up with the latest developments in the country through television and newspapers. So we were able to talk about the situation, and we were able to talk about the need to move forward. The people around him do care for him. I looked at the facilities.”
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“his Excellency [Morsi] pointed out the need to distinguish between the Jewish religion, and those who are its, and violent actions against defenceless Palestinians.”
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“[I] cannot be against the Jewish faith or Jews or Christianity and Christians,”
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“[I am] not against the Jewish faith or the Jewish people. My comments were about conduct that sheds blood and kills innocent people – things neither I... nor anyone condones... My comments were about the conduct and manners, the killings and the aggression by tanks and warplanes and cluster bombs and internationally banned weapons against innocent people”
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“are certainly just as Egyptian as I am, and have as much a right to this homeland as I do.”
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nytimes.com: Mohamed Morsi
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2019· 12 entries
The Christian Century: Mohamed Morsi, Muslim Brotherhood ‘party consensus candidate’ in Egypt, dies after six years in jail
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Yahoo: Mohamed Morsi: The Arab World's Lost Promise
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Died 2019-06-17.
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“The Egyptian people and army are supporting the Syrian uprising.”
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“Today, I present an audit of my first year, with full transparency, along with a roadmap. Some things were achieved and others not, I have made mistakes on a number of issues.”
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“Gedan (Absolutely), they’re busy now with the affairs of the army itself.”
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“This court, with all due respect to the people in it, is not specialised to deal with the trial of the president of the republic. This is a coup. I am held against my will. The coup is treasonous and a crime, and I am president of the republic.”
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“The president of the Arab Republic of Egypt is the commander of the armed forces, full stop. Egypt now is a real civil state. It is not theocratic, it is not military. It is democratic, free, constitutional, lawful and modern.”
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“We Egyptians reject any kind of assault or insult against our prophet, but it is our duty to protect our guests and visitors from abroad.”
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“I will treat everyone equally and be a servant of the Egyptian people.”
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“On 3 July , I was surprised by military chiefs suspending the constitution and toppling the president: if this is not a coup, then what is?”
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“They want to pass a life sentence for democracy in Egypt.”
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2015· 3 entries
Bustle: Mohamed Morsi Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison
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“Mohamed Morsi after sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2015, as quoted in Egypt's former president Mohamed Morsi sentenced to 20 years in prison, The Guardian (21 April, 2015)”
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“Mohamed Morsi in his trial in 2015, as quoted in Mohamed Morsi rails against Sisi ‘coup’ at Egypt espionage trial, The Guardian (18 January, 2015)”
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2013· 5 entries
“Mohamed Morsi in 2013, as quoted in Egypt's Morsi severs ties with Syria, warns of 'counter-revolution violence', Ahram Online (15 June, 2013)”
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“Mohamed Morsi in 2013, as quoted in Egypt's Mohamed Morsi: I have made mistakes, The Guardian (26 June, 2013)”
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“Morsi replied the question whether he trusted on army in 29 June 2013, as quoted in How Mohamed Morsi, Egypt’s first elected president, ended up on death row, The Guardian (1 June, 2015)”
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“Morsi replied to general Abdel Fatah al-Sisi in 1 July 2013, two days before the army eventually ousted him after a year in office, as quoted in Mohamed Morsi's final days – the inside story, The Guardian (5 July, 2013)”
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“Morsi in first words in public since he was deposed by army in July, as quoted in 'I am the president of the republic' – chaos in court as Morsi stands trial, The Guardian (4 November, 2013)”
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2012· 14 entries
Time: Runner-Up: Mohamed Morsi, the Power Broker
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Time: An Interview with Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi: ‘We’re Learning How to Be Free’
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Washington Examiner: Mohamed Morsi, meet John Adams
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The Australian: Egypt's new president Mohamed Morsi backs Palestinians, Syrians
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The Atlantic: Mohamed Morsi Is Egypt's First Elected President
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Voice of America: Mohamed Morsi Becomes First Freely Elected Egyptian President
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“Mohamed Morsi in 2012, as quoted in An Interview with Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi: ‘We’re Learning How to Be Free’, Time Magazine (28 November, 2012)”
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Campaign: 2012 Egyptian presidential election.
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“s international treaties, which was thought to be a reference to Egypt”
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Career landmark: Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement (2012–2012).
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Career landmark: President of Egypt (2012–2013).
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“Mohamed Morsi in 2012, as quoted in Egypt's Morsi goes from prisoner to president, Yedioth Ahronoth (24 June, 2012)”
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“Mohamed Morsi in 2012, as quoted in Mohamed Morsi: a spectacular balancing act, The Guardian (16 September, 2012)”
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“Mohamed Morsi in 2012, as quoted in Egypt’s New Leader Spells Out Terms for U.S.-Arab Ties, The New York Times (22 September, 2012)”
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2011· 2 entries
Many of whom are members of Morsi's Freedom and Justice Party and other Islamist groups
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At which point he was elected by the MB's Guidance Office to be the first president of the new party
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2010· 5 entries
“the two-state solution is nothing but a delusion concocted by the brutal usurper of the Palestinian lands.”
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Morsi stated of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict that "the two-state solution is nothing but a delusion concocted by the brutal usurper of the Palestinian lands
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“Morsi in 2010, as quoted by Rod Freidman in Egypt’s Morsi, in 2010 interviews posted online, called Zionists ‘bloodsuckers’ and descendants of pigs, urged to sever all ties with Israel, Times of Israel (4 January, 2013)”
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“These futile [Israeli-Palestinian] negotiations are a waste of time and opportunities. As the Palestinians, the Arabs, and the Muslims lose time and opportunities, the Zionists gain more opportunities and lose nothing out of it. We can see how this dream has dissipated. This dream has always been an illusion... This [Palestinian] Authority was created by the Zionist and American enemies for the sole purpose of opposing the will of the Palestinian people and its interests.”
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Gained wide attention in the Western media, following a report in Forbes magazine on 11 January that criticized big media outlets for having ignored it
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1985· 1 entry
Morsi quit his job at CSUN and returned to Egypt, becoming a professor at Zagazig University, where he was appointed head of the engineering department
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1982· 2 entries
Studied at University of Southern California, Doctor of Engineering (1982).
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With his dissertation on aluminium oxide
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1979· 1 entry
Morsi married his cousin, Naglaa Ali Mahmoud, in 1979.
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1951· 1 entry
Born 1951-08-08.
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1947· 2 entries
“The Zionists have no right to the land of Palestine. There is no place for them on the land of Palestine. What they took before 1947-8 constitutes plunder, and what they are doing now is a continuation of this plundering. By no means do we recognize their Green Line. The land of Palestine belongs to the Palestinians, not to the Zionists.”
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“The Zionists have no right to the land of Palestine. There is no place for them on the land of Palestine. What they took before 1947–48 constitutes plunder, and what they are doing now is a continuation of this plundering. By no means do we recognize their Green Line. The land of Palestine belongs to the Palestinians, not to the Zionists.”
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