2012 in Egypt
Events from the year 2012 in Egypt.
Incumbents
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
- 19 July – Omar Suleiman, former Vice President of Egypt