2019 in Egypt

Events in the year 2019 in Egypt.

Events

  • January 23- A car bombing targeting security forces in Giza killed or wounded 10 soldiers. HASM claimed responsibility for the attack.
  • February 27 – Ramses Station rail disaster: A train smashes into a barrier inside Ramses Station in Cairo, Egypt, causing an explosion and a fire, killing 25 people and injuring 40 others.
  • 21 June 21 - 2019 Africa Cup of Nations begins.
  • 4 August – 2019 Cairo bombing: twenty people are killed.
  • 22 September – Police crack down on protests against President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. 274 protesters are arrested in Cairo, Suez City, Port Said, Alexandria, and other cities after the actor and contractor Mohamed Ali alleges Sisi and top military officers are enriching themselves by building palaces and hotels.

Deaths

Mohamed Morsi

March

May

June

July

September

November

References

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