Egypt

Egypt was named a Republic since June 18, 1953, but in the year 1967 Egypt was officially under a Emergency Law that has kept on going until now. This law gives the government the right to arrest and keep people in prison indefinitely, limit freedom of expression, and use a special type of court and government. The citizens of Egypt started to get  overwhelmed with the situation but it wasn't until Husni Mubarak's 30-year rule (1981-2011) that they wouldn't take more and rose against their government. Everything started with the youth of Egypt, they organized via social networks on the internet like facebook and twitter and started to do nonviolent protests. The older Egyptians soon followed the young ones when they saw their courageous acts and their desire to gain  true democracy. Sure some of the nonviolent protests ended violently but it wasn't the revolutionaries fault, they only reacted to the violence the army or pro-Mubarak citizens used against them.

In February 11, 2011, Mubarak step down from his position as president and left in charge the Egyptian army as a response to the nonviolent protests thousands of Egyptians did through 18 days. I'm truly proud and inspired by the events that occurred in Egypt, not only did they achieved their purpose but they did it in a peaceful way. I believe the world can use Egypt's example as proof that we can settle disputes in a peaceful way.