Egypt Since Morsi Came To Power
Updated: 10:24am UK, Tuesday 02 July 2013
Key developments over the year since Mohamed Morsi became Egypt's first democratically elected president.
:: 2012
June 30: Mr Morsi, elected with 51.7% of the vote, is sworn and becomes Egypt's first civilian and Islamist president.
August 12: The new president scraps a constitutional document that gave sweeping powers to the military and sacks Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi who ruled after Hosni Mubarak's ousting in February, 2011.
November 22: Mr Morsi decrees sweeping new powers for himself.
November 30: Islamist-dominated constituent assembly adopts a draft constitution despite boycott by liberals, Christians.
December 8: The president annuls the decree giving himself increased powers.
December 15 and 22: 64% of voters in a two-round referendum back the new constitution. Egypt plunges into political crisis, with demonstrations by Morsi supporters and opponents sometimes turning deadly.
:: 2013
January 24: There is violence between demonstrators and police on the eve of the second anniversary of the uprising that toppled Mubarak. Nearly 60 people die in a week.
April 5: Four Christians and a Muslims are killed in sectarian violence.
May 7: President Morsi's cabinet reshuffle falls short of opposition demands.
May 16: Gunmen kidnap three policemen and four soldiers in the Sinai Peninsula. They are freed on May 22.
June 2: Egypt's highest court invalidates the Islamist-dominated Senate, which assumed a legislative role when parliament was dissolved, and a panel that drafted the constitution.
June 15: Morsi announces "definitive" severing of ties with Syria.
June 21: Tens of thousands of Islamists gather ahead of planned opposition protests.
June 23: Defence Minister Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warns the army will intervene if violence erupts.
June 28: The US says non-essential embassy staff can leave after an American is killed during protests.
June 29: The Tamarod ('rebellion') campaign which called rallies for June 30 says more than 22 million have signed a petition demanding Mr Morsi's resignation and a snap election.
June 30: Tens of thousands of Egyptians take to the streets nationwide determined to oust the president on the anniversary of his turbulent first year in power. At least 16 people die in protests across the country.
July 1: The opposition gives President Morsi a day to quit or face civil disobedience. The Tamarod calls on "the army, the police and the judiciary to clearly side with the popular will as represented by the crowds".
Egypt's armed forces warn that it will intervene if the people's demands are not met within 48 hours.
July 2: The presidency rejects the army's ultimatum, saying it will pursue his own plans for national reconciliation.
Foreign minister Kamel Amr becomes the sixth member of Mr Morsi's cabinet to resign.
US President Barack Obama calls on Mr Morsi to respond to the protests and resolve the crisis through "political process".
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