Egypt will on Wednesday bury its former president Hosni Mubarak, who died at the...
Supporters of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak hold his photos outside the main gate of Field Marshal Mohammed Hussein Tantawi Mosque, where his funeral will be held, east of Cairo, Egypt February 26, 2020. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
Mubarak ruled Egypt for 30 years until he was forced out of office by protests in 2011. He spent many of the subsequent years in jail and military hospitals before being freed in 2017.Egypt’s presidency and armed forces mourned the former air force officer as a hero for his role in the 1973 Arab-Israeli war. The presidency declared three days of national mourning.
Mubarak’s coffin will be air lifted from the mosque where the funeral will be held to the burial grounds, state television reported.
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