Washington: US President Barack Obama heard echoes of history in the way Egyptians brought about change through the 'moral force of nonviolence' like India's Mahatma Gandhi 'leading his people down th

Egyptians woke to a new dawn on Saturday after 30 years of autocratic rule under Hosni Mubarak.

Dubai: The euphoria that marked the downfall of despot Hosni Mubarak in Egypt reverberated to the people across the Arab and Muslim world, but stunned most of the regimes in the Middle East and beyo

Cairo: Life began to return to normal in Cairo on Saturday after all-night celebrations following Hosni Mubarak's resignation as the president, as people waited for the military, now in power, to anno

Cairo: Egyptians woke to a new dawn on Saturday after 30 years of autocratic rule under Hosni Mubarak, full of hope after achieving almost unthinkable change, with the army in charge and an uncertain

Cairo: Stolid determination gave way to waves of elation on Friday as hundreds of thousands of Egyptian protesters drove Hosni Mubarak from power after rapping at the doors of his tottering 30-year re

Below is a list of leaders around the world who have stepped down under popular pressure since 2000, as Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resigned on Friday.

- January 2000 - ECUADOR: President Jamil

Cairo: Key events on Friday when President Hosni Mubarak quit, handing power to the army after fleeing to his Red Sea retreat of Sharm el-Sheikh.

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- Demonstrators in Tahri

Cairo: The Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, bolt hole for president Hosni Mubarak who stepped down Friday, is both a popular tourist haunt and favoured place to showcase Egypt's role as Middle East

Cairo: Egyptian protesters who have been camping out for 18 days in central Cairo's Tahrir Square said they will go home after the celebrations following the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak on