2011 Egypt March of a Million February 2011

1. « March of a Million” EGYPT - February 1, 2011

2. «March of a Million“ – EGYPT February 1, 2011 Protesters flood Egypt streets A successful demonstrations in PEACE More than a million, maybe almost 2 millions gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square as massive countrywide protests are held against President Mubarak ElBaradei To Mubarak: Leave Egypt By Friday More than a million protesters have flooded into central Cairo, turning Tahrir Square in the Egyptian capital, into a sea of humanity in a massive show of protest against Hosni Mubarak, the country's president for three decades. Packed shoulder to shoulder in and around the famed Tahrir Square, the mass of people on Tuesday held aloft posters denouncing the president, and chanted slogans "Go Mubarak Go" and "Leave! Leave! Leave!" Similar massive demonstrations calling on Mubarak to step down are also being witnessed across other cities, including Sinai, Alexandria, Suez, Mansoura, Damnhour, Arish, Tanta and El-Mahalla el-Kubra. Tens of thousands were reportedly marching in Alexandria while the number of those protesting in Sinai was estimated to be around 250,000. Tuesday's protests were by far the biggest since street demonstrations broke out against Mubarak's rule last week. The crowd was very diverse - young, old, religious, men, women – They were re chanting the same slogans they've been chanting all week. Someone actually hung an effigy of Mubarak from a streetlight. Organisers had called for a march by a million people on the day, but the turnout surpassed all expectations. Soldiers deployed at the square did nothing to stop the crowds from entering. They have formed a human chain around protesters, and are checking people for weapons as they enter. Tanks have been positioned near the square, and officers have been checking identity papers. According to reports, the military police have placed barbed wire around Mubarak's residence in Masr el-Gedidah, a suburb east of Cairo. The mood at the Tahrir Square was "festival-like". It was peaceful, people power that has united here in the heart of Egypt's historic square.

3. Khaled Desouki / AFP - Getty Images People spend the night of Jan. 31 in Cairo's Tahrir Square, following a seventh day of protests calling for the removal of President Hosni Mubarak's regime.

4. Felipe Trueba / EPA A protester in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, late on Jan. 31.

5. Felipe Trueba / EPA Protesters gathered around a television set after a day of protests in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, late on Jan. 31.

6. Thousands chant anti-government slogans during a massive rally in Tahrir Square February 1, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt. Photo Credit:Chris Hondros, Getty Images

7. Reuters Pictures - Protesters shout anti-Mubarak slogans during an anti-government protest in Tahrir square in Cairo February 1, 2011. Egypt's anti-government protesters, scenting victory after President Hosni Mubarak agreed to discuss sweeping political reforms, rallied support for what they hope can be a million-strong march for democracy on Tuesday.

8. Peter Macdiarmid / Getty Images A U.S. citizen holds a placard and an Egyptian flag in Tahrir Square, Cairo on Feb. 1. The Egyptian army has said it will not fire on protestors as they gather in large numbers in central Cairo demanding the resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarek.

9. Getty Images - Egyptians gather in Cairo's Tahrir Square heeding a call by the opposition for a 'march of a million' to mark a week of protests calling for the ouster of Hosni Mubarak's long term regime, on February 1, 2011.

10. Anti-government protesters pray, as others demonstrate in Tahrir, or Liberation Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. AP / Tara Todras-Whitehill

11. Thousands chant anti-government slogans during a massive rally in Tahrir Square Feb. 1, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt. Getty Images / Chris Hondros

12. Thousands chant anti-government slogans during a massive rally in Tahrir Square Feb. 1, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt. Getty Images / Chris Hondros

13. A military armored vehicle parks where people arrive at Tahrir, or Liberation, Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. AP / Tara-Todras Whitehill

14. Demonstrators pray in Tahrir or Liberation Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. AP / Tara-Todras Whitehill

15. Demonstrators pray in Tahrir, or Liberation, Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. AP / Tara-Todras Whitehill

16. An Egyptian army soldier gestures in front of the crowd gathering in Tahrir or Liberation Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. More than a quarter-million people flooded into the heart of Cairo Tuesday, filling the city's main square in by far the largest demonstration in a week of unceasing demands for President Hosni Mubarak to leave after nearly 30 years in power. AP / Amr Nabil

17. Young girls wave Egyptian flags atop an armored vehicle just outside Tahrir or Liberation Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. AP / Victoria Hazou

18. A soldier directs demonstrators arriving at Tahrir, or Liberation, Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. AP / Ahmed Ali

19. An Egyptian army Lieutenant Colonel stands atop a tank as the crowd arrives to Tahrir, or Liberation, Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. AP / Emilio Morenatti

20. A man argues with soldiers just outside Tahrir, or Liberation, Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. AP / Ahmed Ali

21. Demonstrators hold up banners in Tahrir, or Liberation, Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. AP / Khalil Hamra

22. The crowd arrives in Tahrir, or Liberation, Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. AP / Victoria Hazou

23. A man holds an Egyptian flag during a massive rally in Tahrir Square Feb. 1, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt. Getty Images / Chris Hondros

24. Getty Images - CAIRO, EGYPT - FEBRUARY 01: A youth with an Egyptian flag painted on his face stands in Tahrir Square on February 1, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt. Protests in Egypt continued with the largest gathering yet, with many tens of thousands assembling in central Cairo, demanding the ouster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarek. The Egyptian army has said it will not fire on protestors as they gather in large numbers in central Cairo.

25. A demonstrator waves his national flag as the crowd gathers in Tahrir, or Liberation, Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. AP / Ben Curtis

26. An Egyptian army helicopter patrols above a protester waving Egypt's flags as crowds gather in Tahrir or Liberation Square in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. AP / Amr Nabil

27. A youth waves Egyptian flags from a lamp post in Tahrir Square on Feb. 1, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt. Getty Images / Peter Macdiarmid

28. An Egyptian man shouts slogans against Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak during a protest to show solidarity with protestors in Egypt, outside the Egyptian embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. AP / Grace Kassab

29. Egyptian protestors shout slogans near a poster with a sign saying "Mubarak go out" and wave national flag in front of the Egyptian embassy in Sarajevo, Bosnia, on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. AP / Amel Emric

30. Egyptians take part in a demonstration on Feb. 1, 2011 at Cairo's Tahrir Square as massive tides of protesters flooded Cairo for the biggest outpouring of anger yet in their relentless drive to oust President Hosni Mubarak's regime. AFP/ Getty Images / Marco Longari

31. CAIRO, EGYPT - FEBRUARY 01: Protestors gather in Tahrir Square on February 1, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt. The Egyptian army has said it will not fire on protestors as they gather in large numbers in central Cairo demanding the resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubare. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

32. Getty Images - Egyptians hold up their national flag as they gather in Cairo's Tahrir Square heeding a call by the opposition for a 'march of a million' to mark a week of protests calling for the ouster of Hosni Mubarak's long term regime, on February 1, 2011.

33. Getty Images - Egyptians looks at different banners and slogans written on card that have been used over the past week as they gather in Cairo's Tahrir Square heeding a call by the opposition for a 'march of a million' to mark a week of protests calling for the ouster of Hosni Mubarak's long term regime, on February 1, 2011.

34. Egyptians gather in Cairo's Tahrir Square heeding a call by the opposition for a "march of a million" to mark a week of protests calling for the ouster of Hosni Mubarak's long term regime, on Feb. 1, 2011. AFP/ Getty Images / Mohammed Abed

35. Getty Images Egyptians gather in Cairo's Tahrir Square heeding a call by the opposition for a 'march of a million' to mark a week of protests calling for the ouster of Hosni Mubarak's long term regime, on February 1, 2011. The pink building (top) is the National Museum.

36. Getty Images - A poster of Hosni Mubarak with his face crossed out is held up as Egyptians gather in Cairo's Tahrir Square heeding a call by the opposition for a 'march of a million' to mark a week of protests calling for the ouster of Hosni Mubarak's long term regime, on February 1, 2011.

37. Getty Images - An Egyptian man hold up a sign praising the social network website Facebook, joins others in Cairo's Tahrir Square heeding a call by the opposition for a 'march of a million' to mark a week of protests calling for the ouster of Hosni Mubarak's long term regime, on February 1, 2011.

38. Reuters Pictures - An opposition protester stands behind a banner in Cairo February 1, 2011. Anti-Mubarak reformists and opposition figures hoped one million Egyptians would join the biggest protest to mark an uprising which erupted a week ago to force President Hosni Mubarak to step down.

39. Reuters Pictures - Women shout anti-Mubarak slogans as they demonstrate in the main square in downtown Cairo, February 1, 2011. Anti-Mubarak reformists and opposition figures hoped one million Egyptians would join the biggest protest to mark an uprising which erupted a week ago to force President Hosni Mubarak to step down.

40. Getty Images - CAIRO, EGYPT - FEBRUARY 01: A protestors cycles into Tahrir Square on February 1, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt. The Egyptian army has said it will not fire on protestors as they gather in large numbers in central Cairo demanding the resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak

41. Getty Images - CAIRO, EGYPT - FEBRUARY 01: People hold up their identity cards as they enter Tahrir Square on February 1, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt. The Egyptian army has said it will not fire on protestors as they gather in large numbers in central Cairo demanding the resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak

42. Getty Images - CAIRO, EGYPT - FEBRUARY 01: Muslim men demonstrate in Tahrir Square on February 1, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt. The Egyptian army has said it will not fire on protestors as they gather in large numbers in central Cairo demanding the resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak

43. An effigy of President Hosni Mubarak hangs from a lamp post in Tahrir Square on February 1, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt. The Egyptian army has said it will not fire on protestors as they gather in large numbers in central Cairo demanding the resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubare. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

44. Getty Images - CAIRO, EGYPT - FEBRUARY 01: A protestor stands on a statue in Tahrir Square on February 1, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt. The Egyptian army has said it will not fire on protestors as they gather in large numbers in central Cairo demanding the resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak

45. Reuters Pictures - A protester gestures in front of Egyptian army tanks during an anti-Mubarak protest in Cairo February 1, 2011. Mubarak's grip on Egypt looked increasingly tenuous on Tuesday after the army pledged not to confront protesters who converged in Cairo in their tens of thousands to demand an end to his 30-year rule.

46. Reuters Pictures A protester gestures during an anti-Mubarak protest in Cairo February 1, 2011. Mubarak's grip on Egypt looked increasingly tenuous on Tuesday after the army pledged not to confront protesters who converged in Cairo in their tens of thousands to demand an end to his 30-year rule.

47. Reuters Pictures - An Egyptian soldier searches a protester during an anti-Mubarak protest in Cairo February 1, 2011. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's grip on Egypt looked increasingly tenuous on Tuesday after the army pledged not to confront protesters who converged in Cairo in their tens of thousands to demand an end to his 30-year rule.

48. Reuters Pictures - A protester gestures during an anti-Mubarak protest in Cairo February 1, 2011. Mubarak's grip on Egypt looked increasingly tenuous on Tuesday after the army pledged not to confront protesters who converged in Cairo in their tens of thousands to demand an end to his 30-year rule.

49. Getty Images - An Egyptian man holds up a sign as he and hundreds of others gather in Cairo's Tahrir Square heeding a call by the opposition for a 'march of a million' to mark a week of protests calling for the ouster of Hosni Mubarak's long term regime, on February 1, 2011.

50. Reuters Pictures - Protesters wave an Egyptian flag during a demonstration in Tahrir Square in Cairo February 1, 2011. Hundreds of thousands of Egyptians, from students and doctors to the jobless poor, swamped Cairo on Tuesday in the biggest demonstration so far in an uprising against an increasingly isolated President Hosni Mubarak.