Egypt since Morsi’s ouster

CAIRO, July 26, 2013 (AFP)

Key developments in Egypt since the army ousted president Mohamed Morsi.

July 3
– Defence minister and army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ousts Morsi and appoints a caretaker president.

– Sisi freezes the Islamist-drafted constitution and calls elections, without setting a date.

– Military police round up Morsi’s aides and Muslim Brotherhood leaders.

– Tens of thousands of Morsi opponents celebrate, while his supporters attack security buildings in the north. Seven people killed.

– “I am Egypt’s elected president,” Morsi says in a prerecorded speech, and asks Egyptians to defend his legitimacy.

– Morsi and his team put under house arrest.

– US President Barack Obama urges a quick return to elected civilian rule.

July 4
– State media reports arrest warrants issued for 300 Muslim Brotherhood officials.

– Chief justice Adly Mansour sworn in as interim president.

July

  – Muslim Brotherhood supreme guide Mohammed Badie says “millions” of protesters will stay mobilised until Morsi’s return.

– Clashes nationwide, mostly in Cairo and Alexandria, kill 37.

– The African Union suspends Egypt, in line with its rules against unconstitutional government changes.

– Mansour orders the dissolution of the Islamist-led parliament.

July 6

  – Thousands of Brotherhood supporters rally in Cairo.

July 7
– Hundreds of thousands rally across Egypt in support of Morsi’s ouster, with Islamists staging rival protests.

– Russian President Vladimir Putin warns the stand-off threatens to degenerate into civil war.

July 8
– Fifty-three Morsi loyalists killed and 480 wounded outside the Republican Guard headquarters.

The Brotherhood says soldiers and police “massacred” its supporters during dawn prayers, and its Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) calls for “an uprising” against the military.

July 9
– Mansour sets out a charter for a political transition and vows fresh elections by early 2014. The Muslim Brotherhood rejects the decree.

– Liberal economist Hazem al-Beblawi named prime minister.

  July 10

– Arrest warrant issued for Badie in connection with deadly violence in Cairo.

July 26

– UN chief Ban Ki-moon calls for Morsi’s release.

– A court orders Morsi’s detention for questioning over suspected collaboration with Palestinian militant group Hamas.

– Morsi supporters and backers of the military stage rival rallies across Egypt.

At least 200 people have been killed over a month in the unrest, including 40 in attacks in the Sinai, according to an AFP count based on medical and security sources.