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After striking a decisive blow against Israeli forces during the first day of the October 1973 Arab-Israeli war, Mubarak was promoted by then-President Anwar Sadat, to vice president and subsequently entrusted him with a deep diplomatic portfolio. Bill Foley / AP ### Uprising, 2011  Beginning on January 25, 2011, protesters calling for Mubarak to step down have occupied Cairo's Tahrir Square. In two speeches over the course of 18 days, Mubarak refused to resign, fueling the anger of the protesters, who organized further marches and demonstrations. Though the Egyptian military did not prevent them from occupying the square the protesters withstood assaults by groups who supported the government. Marco Longari / AFP / Getty Images ### Triumph  Though he delivered a speech on the night of February 10 in which he struck a defiant tone, Mubarak finally relented the following day, as his resignation was announced in a brief address by the acting vice president Omar Suleiman. The announcement brought cheers and jubilation to the protesters on the square. Suhaib Salem / Reuters ### Trial  In August 2011, Mubarak was wheeled on a hospital bed into a courtroom cage to face charges of corruption and ordering the killing of protesters during the uprising that ousted him. Beside him the large mesh cage at a courtroom in the police academy were other defendants like his sons Gamal and Alaa, his interior minister and other associates of his regime. Ashraf Amra / APA Images / Zuma Press ### Sadat’s Assassination  When Islamic fundamentalists killed Sadat in the middle of the 1981 annual victory parade, Mubarak's name was immediately put forward as a new president. Makaram Gad Alkareem / AFP / Getty Images ### National Referendum  Though Mubarak's nomination was ostensibly subject to a vote of the Egyptian people, no rival party or candidate emerged to challenge Sadat and Mubarak's National Democratic Party (NDP). His nomination was confirmed by 98% of the electorate. Here, Mubarak votes in October 13, 1981 referendum on his candidacy. Tom Hartwell / AFP / Getty Images ### “Campaign”  As the head of the ruling party — indeed the only party with any true power — in Egypt, Mubarak has been returned to office four times, in 1987 (above) 1993, 1999 and 2005. Barry Iverson / Time Life Pictures / Getty Images ### Portrait  Mubarak sits for TIME photographer Barry Iverson in 1993. Barry Iverson / Time Life Pictures / Getty Images ### The Mubarak Family  Under his father's presidency, Gamal Mubarak, right, has enjoyed access to a wide range of business opportunities. Until Hosni Mubarak's resignation, he was viewed as the heir-apparent. Mubarak's other son, Alaa, second from left, next to his wife, far left, has kept a much lower profile. Suzanne Mubarak, Hosni's wife and the mother of his two sons, stands in the middle of this family portrait. AFP / Getty Images ### Peace Process  From the time he took office, Mubarak continued Sadat's commitment to the Camp David Peace Accord and has accordingly played a key role in talks between the Israelis and Palestinians. Here, he strides toward a ceremony to mark the signing of the West Bank autonomy accord in 1995\. He is accompanied by, from left, King Hussein of Jordan, Israeli Premier Yitzhak Rabin, U.S. President Bill Clinton and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat. Luke Frazza / AFP / Getty Images ### Prophetic Encounter  Mubarak is greeted by the former President of Tunisia, Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali, in 1991\. By most analyses, the revolution in Egypt was inspired by a similar uprising in Tunisia in January, that resulted in Ben Ali's resignation. Ghali Khaled / AFP / Getty Images ### Cult of Personality  Despite appearances, Mubarak has not enjoyed universal popularity among Egyptians. By one count, he has survived six assassination attempts. Before the 2011 uprising it was difficult to gauge the level of discontent with his government, in part because many critics of the regime were jailed or otherwise suppressed. 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