Egypt’s former president dies ----------------------------------- 1928: Muhammad Hosni Sayyid Mubarak born in village in Nile Delta ----------------------------------- 1950: Commissioned as pilot officer in Egyptian Air Force, rising to chief of staff by 1969 ----------------------------------- 1973: As Air Force commander and Deputy Minister of Defence, plays key role in planning surprise attack on Israeli forces occupying Sinai peninsula at start of Yom Kippur war ----------------------------------- 1975: Appointed vice president by President Anwar El Sadat ----------------------------------- Oct 1981: Becomes president after Sadat’s assassination. Implements emergency laws to clamp down on all opposition ----------------------------------- 1980s: Major mediator in Arab-Israeli peace process. Remains firm ally of U.S., bolstered by billions of dollars in military aid ----------------------------------- 1990s: Militants launch uprising aimed at setting up Islamic state. ----------------------------------- 1995: Mubarak survives assassination attempt while attending summit in Ethiopia ----------------------------------- 1997: Islamist group kills 58 tourists near Luxor. Islamic revolt crushed ----------------------------------- 2003: Opposes Iraq war ----------------------------------- Mar 2005: Hundreds protest across Egypt to oppose fifth consecutive term for Mubarak ----------------------------------- Sep: Mubarak re-elected in first multi-candidate election, amid charges of fraud and intimidation ----------------------------------- Dec: Muslim Brotherhood wins record 20% of seats in parliament. Rights groups say vote was rigged to ensure Mubarak’s party retains big majority ----------------------------------- 2009: U.S. President Barack Obama makes key speech in Cairo calling for new beginning between U.S. and Muslim world ----------------------------------- Mar 2010: Mubarak undergoes gallbladder surgery in Germany ----------------------------------- Nov: Parliamentary election – widely deplored as fraudulent – virtually eliminates opposition to ruling party ahead of 2011 presidential election ----------------------------------- Jan 2011: Protests erupt across Egypt, driven by discontent over poverty, repression and corruption. Mubarak orders troops and tanks into cities ----------------------------------- Feb 11: After three weeks of massive protests Mubarak steps down, handing power to military ----------------------------------- Apr: Mubarak and sons Alaa and Gamal arrested, accused of corruption ----------------------------------- Jun 2012: Mubarak jailed for life for conspiring to kill protesters during 2011 uprising ----------------------------------- Jun 24: Islamist Mohamed Morsi becomes Egypt’s first democratically elected president ----------------------------------- 2013: Morsi ousted in coup led by by Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ----------------------------------- 2017: Mubarak freed from jail after his conviction is overturned ----------------------------------- Feb 25, 2020: Mubarak dies in Cairo at age 91 ----------------------------------- Pictures: Associated Press, Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS