Egypt's military removed its first democratically elected president, suspending the constitution and triggering a crackdown that killed hundreds of protesters.
Key Facts
- Date of coup
- July 3, 2013
- Overthrown president
- Mohamed Morsi
- Coup leader
- General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
- Interim president appointed
- Adly Mansour, Chief Justice of Supreme Constitutional Court
- Deaths at Aug 14 sit-in dispersal (HRW min.)
- 904 people
- Egypt suspended from African Union
- Yes, due to interruption of constitutional rule
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Widespread national protests erupted against President Mohamed Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood-aligned government, prompting the Egyptian military to issue an ultimatum demanding the government resolve its differences with demonstrators. When the standoff continued, army chief General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi moved to intervene.
On July 3, 2013, General el-Sisi led a military coalition that removed President Morsi from power, suspended the Egyptian constitution of 2012, placed Morsi and Muslim Brotherhood leaders under house arrest, and declared Chief Justice Adly Mansour interim president of Egypt.
Subsequent pro-Morsi protests were violently suppressed, culminating in a massacre on August 14, 2013, in which police and military killed at least 904 people according to Human Rights Watch. Egypt was suspended from the African Union, and international reactions were divided, with most Arab states supportive or neutral while others condemned the coup.
Belligerents & Mobilization Analysis
Side A
1 belligerent
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Adly Mansour (interim president).
Side B
1 belligerent
Mohamed Morsi.