Events from the year 2012 in Egypt.
Incumbents
President: Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (until 30 June) Mohamed Morsi (starting 30 June) Vice President: Mahmoud Mekki (12 August–22 December) Prime Minister: Kamal Ganzouri (until 2 August) Hesham Qandil (starting 2 August)
Events
February
1 February – A massive riot took place at Port Said Stadium, following a match between Al Ahly SC and Al Masry SC. 22 February – 2012 Egyptian Shura Council election concluded with Freedom and Justice Party gaining the majority.
March
26 March – a constitutional assembly was formed to draft a new Constitution of Egypt.
May
10 May – First presidential debate was held and was broadcast live. 23 to 24 May – First round of the 2012 Egyptian presidential election. Mohamed Morsi and Ahmed Shafik proceeding into the second round. 31 May – State of Emergency enacted under Hosni Mubarak's administration formally ended.
June
2 June – Hosni Mubarak, former President of Egypt, was sentenced to life imprisonment. 16 to 17 June – Second round of the 2012 Egyptian presidential election. Mohamed Morsi was elected as the fifth President of Egypt. 30 June – Mohamed Morsi was sworn in to the office of presidency, being the first Egyptian president to be democratically elected.
July
8 July – Mohamed Morsi declared the nullification of an edict by the previous military government, and called for the return of the elected parliament.
August
2 August – Hesham Qandil was sworn in as the Prime Minister of Egypt. 5 August – A terror attack in Sinai resulted in the death of 16 Egyptian soldiers. 12 August – Mahmoud Mekki was appointed as the Vice President of Egypt and Abdel Fattah el-Sisi was appointed as the Minister of Defence.
September
11 September – Violent demonstration erupted in Egypt in reaction to Innocence of Muslims, an anti-Islamic YouTube video written by Egyptian-American writer Nakoula Basseley Nakoula. 18 September – A Coptic Christian teacher was sentenced for six years in jail for posting drawings of Muhammad and insulting president Mohamed Morsi on Facebook. 19 September – Egyptian Bloc, a liberal political alliance in opposition to the Muslim Brotherhood, was dissolved. 21 September – Three Egyptian militants crossed Egyptian-Israeli border and killed one Israeli soldier before being shot.
November
17 November – A railway accident in Manfalut resulted in the death of 50 school children and one bus driver. 22 November – Mohamed Morsi issued a presidential decree that immunized the president's actions since taking office from any judicial review.
December
13 to 22 December – A referendum over the passage of Egyptian Constitution of 2012. Mahmoud Mekki resigned from being the Vice President of Egypt. 26 December – Egyptian Constitution of 2012 was signed into effect by president Mohamed Morsi.
Deaths
17 March – Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria, leader of Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria (born 1923) 19 July – Omar Suleiman, former Vice President of Egypt (born 1936)
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