On February 25, 2020, Husney Mubarak, who had been in charge of the Egyptian regime for 30 years, passed away in a military hospital in Cairo. Today we will talk about this Middle East hero who can have Gaddafi and Saddam as famous as , and Egypt's "Last Pharaoh": Mubarak .
The President Road of the poor boy
On May 4, 1928, Mubarak was born in a small village in Manufia Province. Their family has been farmers at the bottom of society for generations. However, Mubarak did not succumb to fate's arrangements. In order to change his destiny, Mubarak decisively decided to join the army. He graduated from the Egyptian Military Academy and the Air Force Academy in 1949 and 1950 and became a pilot. Through his own efforts and the contrast of others, Mubarak quickly stood out from the weak Egyptian Air Force . He was selected to study in the Soviet Union three times. After returning to China, he served as the captain of the bomber squadron, commander of the air base, chief of the air force staff and dean of the Air Force Academy.
In 1973, the third Middle East War of broke out. Under the command of Mubarak, the then Air Force commander, the Egyptian Air Force destroyed many important Israeli military facilities and painfully hit the arrogance of the Israeli army. Because of this outstanding military achievements, Mubarak became a combat hero in the hearts of the Egyptian people, and Mubarak was promoted to Air Force General in 1974.
Although Mubarak's military career has reached its peak, this does not mean that his path to success will end. After Sadat took over as president of Egypt, Mubarak, who was deeply appreciated by him, was promoted with one step forward. By 1975, he was already the vice president of Egypt, truly below one person and above ten thousand people. In 1981, Mubarak took over the scepter from Sadat, who was assassinated, and became the president of Egypt, starting a 30-year dictatorship over Egypt.
Internal and Diplomacy
Sadat's death caused Egypt's political situation to fall into turmoil again, and followed by the depression of the entire Egyptian economy and the deterioration of social security. Faced with such a dilemma, Mubarak did not retreat. After becoming president, he began to rectify and govern Egypt's political and economic affairs.
Mubarak first emphasized the importance of the law and allowed all political parties to act in accordance with the law. At the same time, he also eased the conflicts between factions by pardoning political prisoners. Finally, Mubarak took tough measures to suppress those extremists. These measures soon received results, and Egypt's political situation gradually stabilized. Since then, Mubarak shifted his focus to economic construction. He vigorously promoted economic reform and established an open market economy. Under his rule, Egypt's economy regained its vitality.
As for diplomacy, Mubarak continued to pursue the neutral non-alignment policy during the Sadat period and firmly opposed the Soviet Union's hegemony and aggressive expansion activities. Seek good diplomatic relations with the United States in order to get a lot of assistance from the United States. At the same time, Mubarak has been actively seeking normal interactions with Israel and actively repairing relations with Arab countries. In the end, Egypt returned to the Arab League and reconciled with the countries of the Arab world. In addition, Mubarak has visited China many times, promoting good exchanges between China and Egypt.
dictatorship collapsed, and prison disaster
Although Egypt's social economy has developed under the rule of Mubarak, due to his excessive emphasis on privatization, the gap between the rich and the poor in Egyptian society has further widened. Under Mubarak's dictatorship, the government's corruption has emerged one after another. Finally, the long-standing conflict broke out completely in January 2011, and large-scale protests occurred in Egypt, demanding the eradication of government corruption and the revitalization of the economy.
As the scale of protests further expanded, more and more voices were calling for Mubarak to step down. Finally, on February 11, 2011, Mubarak announced his resignation as president of Egypt. At this point, Mubarak's 30-year-old dictatorship came to an end.
After Mubarak stepped down, he began to be tried by the people. He was accused of suppressing protesters and committing serious corruption. As Mubarak's physical health deteriorated at this time, coupled with constant conflicts between opponents and supporters, the interrogation against Mubarak was progressing very slowly.
It was not until June 2012 that Mubarak was sentenced to life imprisonment . But Mubarak did not admit the previous allegations, and for the following years, he insisted on appealing. In March 2017, Mubarak was acquitted and the "world trial" came to an end.
From a poor boy from a poor background to a powerful president, then from a generation of heroes to prisoners, and finally released without acquittal. Mubarak's life is wonderful, and we will not comment on their merits and demerits, because only time will give the most correct answer.
