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Long before he was poised to become Egypt's next president, CC was a soft spoken boy, growing up here, one of Cairo's oldest neighborhoods. He was from a good family, religious, down to earth says Shah Ben Bedaweeb. Who says he remembers CC as a child. At the neighborhood tea shop, CC is Egypt's savior. [ FOREIGN ] He will lead the Arab nation, not just Egypt, with his beautiful revolutionary decisions, says Ata Zab Alewi. Zamir Hamid and his wife admire CC so much. They came just to see his childhood home, now an empty apartment. [ FOREIGN ] I love that man, he says. It's places like this that make heroes. CC's instant rise to fame came last July. When he personally announced the ouster of former President Muhammad Morsi. [ SOUND ] Sparking wild celebrations by millions who wanted Morsi gone. That's the the man we need now. Retired army General [ INAUDIBLE ] says by running for the presidency, he is following the will of the people. He said if the people is asking for that, it's our duty. But not every Egyptian is cheering for CC's presidency. Many including supporters of the ousted President Muhammad Morsi say he's a traitor. For toppling Egypt's first freely elected president. CC has also been a key force. [ SOUND ] Behind what rights group describe as a deadly crackdown against dissent. [ SOUND ] That has killed more than 1, 000 protesters and put thousands more iin jail Including journalists and secular activists. In 2011, CC drew sharp condemnation from rights groups. When he defended the army's use of virginity tests on women detainees. They were done to protect girls from rape. And soldiers from false accusations, he told state media. Pro- democracy activists fear a CC presidency would signal a dangerous return to a state dominated by the army. We will not support a military personality in the presidential elections, Egypt's April 6th Movement said in a statement. In January 2011, we demanded a civilian democratic state. Are you concerned about him delivering the democracy many Egyptians fought for in 2011? There is no choice. We have to go forward, in the democratic way. For Egypt's most popular man, the test begins on election day, with the future of post- revolution Egypt, at stake. [ BLANK_AUDIO ] ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Who is al-Sisi? 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