China News Service, February 25. According to foreign media reports, former Egyptian President Mubarak died on the 25th at the age of 91. Mubarak was in power for 30 years and was forced to resign due to mass protests in early 2011. He was sentenced to life imprisonment after stepping down. At the end of 2014, the Egyptian court reopened Mubarak's alleged murder of the demonstrator and acquitted him, causing controversy. Mubarak was released in 2017, ending his sentence.

"Middle East Strongman" Mubarak

Mubarak was born on May 4, 1928 in a peasant family in Manufia, Nile Delta, Egypt. He graduated from the Egyptian Military Academy and the Air Force Academy in 1949 and 1950.

Data map: Former Egyptian President Mubarak.

Mubarak is really known to start with the army. He participated in two Middle East wars in the 1960s and 1970s. Mubarak, who was in his early 40s, led the Egyptian army to break the Israeli invincible spell many times, won the title of "Outstanding Hero", and won Egypt's highest military medal- Star of Sinai. "

In 1981, Mubarak was elected President of Egypt with a 98% vote, and has been re-elected as President four times since. During his time in office, he not only settled down in the country, but also wrote a strong stroke on the Middle East peace and international stage.

In the country, Mubarak has adopted rigid and flexible methods. On the one hand, he adopted a hard-blooded policy against the hostile elements. On the other hand, he tolerated a large number of political prisoners and built a large number of houses for ordinary people.

In diplomacy, Mubarak pushed Egypt to return to the Arab League and become a leader in the Arab world, during which time it established a good relationship with Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. While continuing the pro-US policy, he became the "middleman" in the Palestinian-Israeli peace talks and the resolution of internal conflicts in Palestine.

Almost 30 years in power in Egypt forced to resign in 2011

In the late Mubarak period, Egyptians' dissatisfaction with the government's corruption, rising prices and increasing unemployment has gradually fermented.

Data map: Mubarak.

In January 2011, an 18-day large-scale anti-government protest broke out in Egypt. Police and civilian clashes caused casualties. Mubarak was forced to resign and receive judicial inquiry, becoming the first head of state in Egypt's history. He was accused of murdering demonstrators and abusing his power, and embezzling tens of billions of dollars of property.

Mubarak was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Cairo Criminal Court in June 2012. He was later released on bail and has been placed under house arrest in Cairo for a long time due to his poor health.

At the end of 2014, Mubarak's case had a major reversal, and the Cairo Criminal Court convicted him of murder of the demonstrators in 2011. 86-year-old Mubarak, lying on a stretcher and listening to his sentence with his family, continued to insist in an interview that he "had done nothing wrong".

After the verdict, Mubarak's supporters waved his portrait excitedly, chanting "Long live Egypt". The US media called it a "astounding reversal" and condemned "the Egyptian people forgot the revolution", but Egyptian President Cesi said after the trial results were announced that Egypt will never return to the path of corruption in the past.

Health deterioration has been reported as "clinical death" after stepping down

Although politically withdrawn from the stage of history, Mubarak's health has been the focus of media attention. In October 2011, Egyptian media stated that detained Mubarak suddenly hysterically burst into tears and fainted after seeing TV news of the killing of former Libyan leader Gaddafi.

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In June 2012, the Egyptian official news agency stated that Mubarak was admitted to the hospital after a stroke. "Hosni Mubarak died clinically ... his heart has stopped beating." The news was later denied.

Nevertheless, Mubarak's weakness is an indisputable fact. When he was tried again in court in November 2014, Mubarak had to lie on a stretcher to hear his sentence because he was unable to walk. He was wearing sunglasses, a blue tie and a sweater, and was expressionless.

From a political strongman to a prisoner under the order, to the restoration of innocence, Mubarak has gone through his tortuous life. Some people praised him as a hero, while others said that he was "stained with blood", and the merits and demerits may have to be evaluated by history.